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Furloughs for meat inspectors to begin in July
By Charles Abbott | The Morning Call | March 14, 2013
WASHINGTON — All U.S. meat inspectors will be furloughed on the same days as the federal meat safety agency, a top U.S. Department of Agriculture official said, leading to spotty meat shortages in the summer and fall as automatic spending cuts shave $53 million off the agency's budget.
USDA plans sporadic, same-day furloughs for all meat inspectors
Drovers Cattle Network | March 13, 2013
Meat Inspector Furloughs Would Be One Day a Week, USDA Official Says
By Ellyn Ferguson | CQ News | March 13, 2013
Meat packers could be forced to close one day a week under the Agriculture Department’s unfolding plan to address the sequester’s budget cuts.
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 United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Food Safety Dr. Elisabeth Hagen and Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) Administrator Alfred Almanza testified before the Subcommittee today.
Report: Alabama congressmen received $28,450 in NRA money in past four years
By Kent Faulk | AL.com | March 8, 2013
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - The National Rifle Association has contributed $28,450 to Alabama congressmen since Jan. 1 2009 while the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence gave them none, according to an analysis of federal elections records by the group Maplight.
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04), Chairman of the Agriculture Subcommittee on the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 933, a Continuing Resolution (CR) that funds federal programs through the end of the fiscal year on September 30, 2013.
House passes FY 2013 funding measure with $2.119 billion for new NASA rocket
By Lee Roop | AL.com | March 6, 2013
WASHINGTON -- The House has passed a Continuing Resolution funding measure for the second half of fiscal year 2013 that gives NASA $2.119 billion for the Space Launch System. (See the full CR below) NASA is developing the booster part of that rocket system in Huntsville, Alabama.