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No Easy Fix for House Leaders in the Shambles of the Farm Bill Vote
By Ellyn Ferguson | CQ Roll Call | June 21, 2013
House leaders must determine how they can pick up the pieces after a bipartisan rejection of a five-year farm bill backed by Speaker John A. Boehner.
GUEST COMMENTARY: Report from Washington on immigration
By M.N. Cothran Jr. | Gadsden Times | June 19, 2013
As state chairman of the Alabama Immigration Compact, I have been very involved with the National Immigration Forum in Washington, D.C., over the past 16 months. On June 12, I attended an NIF national meeting to address immigration issues with House and Senate leaders.
Aderholt believes getting too involved in Syria is ‘playing with fire’
By Jeff Poor | Yellow Hammer Politics | June 19, 2013
On Matt Murphy’s radio show on 100 WAPI in Birmingham on Tuesday, Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) explained why he is reluctant to support any U.S. actions in Syria, most notably citing concerns about who the United States would be arming against current Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Washington, D.C.— Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) issued the following statement in support of H.R. 1797, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act that passed today in the United States House of Representatives.
“Protecting unborn life is a universal issue that has become one of the most unifying causes over the past several decades,” said Aderholt. “This legislation today would prohibit late abortions of unborn children after twenty weeks, as children at this stage of development can feel pain.”
Head of Obama Agency That Funded Abortions for Illegal Immigrants Quits
By Steven Ertelt | Life News | June 17, 2013
The head of an Obama administration agency that used taxpayer dollars to pay for abortions for illegal immigrants has resigned his position.
Congressmen Get Free Travel to Parts of the Ottoman Empire
By Kent Cooper | Roll Call | June 17, 2013
USDA Urged to Implement Poultry Processing Inspection Changes
The Poultry Site | June 14, 2013
US - The House Appropriations Committee has called on the USDA to implement changes in the poultry meat inspection system that have been on trial over the last decade.
The move comes in an amendment to the 2014 Agriculture Appropriations bill, which the committee approved yesterday (13 June).
House Advances Funding Bill That Bans Horse Slaughter, Gives FDA Small Boost
By Helena Bottemiller | Food Safety News | June 14, 2013
Appropriations Committee Approves Ag Funding Bill
National Hog Farmer | June 14, 2013
The House Appropriations Committee Thursday approved the fiscal year 2014 Agriculture Appropriations bill, which will now head to the House floor for consideration. The proposed legislation funds important agricultural and food programs and services, including food safety, animal and plant health programs, rural development and farm services, marketplace oversight and nutrition programs.
House Spending Panel Backs Bill With Cuts to Nutrition Program, CFTC
By Tait Militana | CQ Roll Call | June 13, 2013
House appropriators on Thursday advanced legislation that would cut a nutrition program for women and infants by $214 million and trim funding for a regulatory agency charged with overseeing the over-the-counter derivatives market.