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Vilsack Defends Proposed Restructure of International Food Program
By Ellyn Ferguson | CQ Roll Call | April 16, 2013
A skeptical chairman and ranking Democrat on the House Agriculture Appropriations panel questioned the merits of the Obama administration’s proposal to transfer $1.4 billion in international food aid from the Agriculture Department.
USAID head says changes needed urgently on US food aid programs, but Congress not on board
Washington Post | April 16, 2013
WASHINGTON — The head of the Obama administration’s international food aid efforts says a proposal to shift the way food is delivered abroad could help an additional 4 million starving people. But there doesn’t appear to be much support for the idea on Capitol Hill.
SPLC, others urge Adherholt to block poultry plant changes
By John Davidson | Gadsden Times | April 16, 2013
Representatives of the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Appleseed Center for Law and Justice and other concerned individuals stood in front of the Federal Building and U.S. Court House in downtown Gadsden on Tuesday to speak out against a proposed change to regulations regarding poultry plants.
Advocates, workers call on U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt to halt poultry plant proposals
By William Thornton | AL.com | April 16, 2013
GADSDEN, Alabama --- Advocates and workers in the poultry industry held a news conference this morning to call on U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt to halt rules changes in the poultry industry that they say would make working conditions harder and reduce food safety.
GOP lawmakers call for media spotlight on abortion doctor’s trial
By Jonathan Easley | The Hill | April 14, 2013
Obama budget opens new battle over funding for financial regulators
By Peter Schroeder | The Hill | April 13, 2013
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04), member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on the House Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded the State of Alabama a $1,340,171 grant for the Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04), Chairman of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Subcommittee on the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Gary Gensler and Commissioner Scott O’Malia (who provided a dissenting opinion to the CFTC’s FY14 budget request) testified before the Subcommittee regarding CFTC’s priorities and FY14 budget request of $315 million, a 53 percent increase over the current levels and a 44 percen
House Subcommittee Chairman Skeptical of CFTC Budget Request
By Zachary Warmbrodt | Politico | April 12, 2013