Stories Tagged "senate"

Market to Market (May 17, 2013)

posted on May 17, 2013 at 6:31 PM

Full Program: The U.S. Supreme Court rules on seed patents, it’s déjà vu for the House and Senate agriculture committees as they begin work, again, on the Farm Bill, and a study to determine the right balance of cash and chemicals for grain farmers enters its... Full Story

Farm Bill Marches Out of Committee

posted on May 17, 2013 at 5:22 PM

The Agricultural Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013 is similar to legislation written last year that passed the Senate 327 days before this hearing, but later died without any House floor debate. Full Story

Health Insurance a Sticking Point on Immigration Reform

posted on May 17, 2013 at 2:23 PM

A bipartisan group of House members that has been trying for months to finalize a comprehensive immigration bill is encountering difficulties and trying to decide whether to split up or keep trying. Full Story

Immigration: E-Verify Amendment Defeated

posted on May 17, 2013 at 2:23 PM

Senators working on a bipartisan immigration bill have defeated an effort to speed up a new workplace identity verification system. Full Story

Senate Extends Water Resources Development Act

posted on May 17, 2013 at 2:13 PM

The Senate on Wednesday put aside its partisan differences to extend the federal government's main water resources law, which promotes investment in port improvements, flood protection, dam and levee projects and environmental restoration. Full Story

Details of the Senate Immigration Bill

posted on April 19, 2013 at 10:00 AM

(AP) A look at the 844-page immigration overhaul bill introduced this week in the Senate by four Democratic and four Republican lawmakers: --- BORDER SECURITY -The bill sets goals of surveillance of 100 percent of the border with Mexico, and... Full Story

Immigration Bill Could Exclude Many

posted on April 12, 2013 at 10:42 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A bipartisan immigration bill soon to be introduced in the Senate could exclude hundreds of thousands of immigrants here illegally from ever becoming U.S. citizens, according to a Senate aide with knowledge of the... Full Story

Immigration Reforms For Farm Workers

posted on April 4, 2013 at 4:01 PM

Lawmakers mull immigration reforms in hopes of keeping a steady supply of labor in the fields. Full Story

Budget Battle Continues

posted on March 22, 2013 at 4:07 PM

With the prospect of a government shutdown looming, the Senate approved legislation Wednesday to secure $85 billion in less-than-favored spending cuts intended to rein-in excessive federal deficits. Reworking the across-the-board cuts,... Full Story

Market to Market (June 22, 2012)

posted on June 22, 2012 at 7:45 PM

Full Program: The Senate passes a significant milestone on the road to the next Farm Bill. Too many people vying for too little water results in big problems in "The Nation's Salad Bowl." Market analysis with Walt Hackney and Virgil Robinson. Full Story

Farm Bill Passes Senate

posted on June 22, 2012 at 4:52 PM

The U.S. Senate approved its version of a 5-year, $500 billion Farm Bill Thursday, cutting agricultural subsidies and land conservation spending by about $2 billion per year. Full Story

Farm Bill Clears First Hurdle In Senate

posted on June 8, 2012 at 4:45 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — A five-year farm and food bill that would revamp the federal safety net for farmers and eliminate direct government payments for idle crop fields took its first step toward passage Thursday in the Senate. A 90-8 vote to... Full Story

Senate Farm Bill Receives Mixed Reviews

posted on May 3, 2012 at 5:36 PM

The Senate Agriculture Committee releases its version of the 2012 Farm Bill to mixed reviews. Full Story

Bill Banning Packer Ownership of Livestock Introduced

posted on March 2, 2012 at 6:35 PM

A group of senators introduced a bill this week that would ban most meatpackers from owning or feeding livestock intended for slaughter. Democratic Senator Kent Conrad and Republican Senator Chuck Grassley are the lead co-sponsors of the... Full Story

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