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Our Voice: Thune spies missed opportunities in farm bill
South Dakota Sen. John Thune went out on a limb last week: an elected official from an agriculture state voting against, then criticizing, the farm bill. In a bipartisan vote Monday, the U.S. Senate passed a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill....Tags: U.S. Senate, U.S. Department of Agriculture, John Thune, Politics, Elections
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Local farmers prefer insurance, not subsidy
When it comes to getting help from the federal government, North Whitehall farmer Don Newhard says money is great, but insurance is gold. That appears to be the prevailing opinion among Lehigh Valley farmers as Congress debates the future of...
Tags: Schnecksville, Germansville, Kutztown, Politics, New Tripoli
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Food Challenge: How to eat on $4.50 a day
Could you live for a week on this grocery list? Beans and rice. Bread and peanut butter. Pasta and chickpeas. Cereal and milk. Yams, tomatoes and bananas. A little orange juice and some coffee. Thirty-one dollars and fifty cents doesn't go very far...
Tags: Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Ted Deutch, Washington, DC, Lifestyle and Leisure, Tomatoes
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Sara Sciammacco: Farm bill is very bad news for taxpayers
The budget-busting farm bill (H.R. 1947) headed to the House floor next week is nothing but bad news for taxpayers, the environment and hungry children. It would cut funding for nutrition and conservation programs while boosting federal crop insurance...Tags: Global Warming, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Wetlands, U.S. Congress, Nutrition
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Food stamps: Congress glimpses into the meaning of $4.50 a day
Beginning today, nearly 30 members of Congress will get a small taste of what it’s like to rely on food stamps. Those calling for deeper cuts can rest assured though; this will come at no cost to the federal government. The group of House...Tags: U.S. Congress, Politics, Starbucks Corp., The Wall Street Journal, Personal Income
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Boxer to push funding for health costs of uninsured immigrants
WASHINGTON—Sen. Barbara Boxer plans to push for Washington to provide $250 million and perhaps more to help local and state governments pay the cost of healthcare to uninsured immigrants who seek legal status under legislation now before the Senate....
Tags: Medicaid, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Health Insurance Cost, Migration, Immigration
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Johnson votes for farm bill, Thune votes against
SIOUX FALLS (AP) - South Dakota's Democratic Party is criticizing Republican U.S. Sen. John Thune for opposing the farm bill that has passed the Senate. Thune issued a statement Monday saying the Senate missed an opportunity to improve federal...Tags: John Thune, Tim Johnson, Politics, Elections
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Senate passes farm bill, moving debate to House
WASHINGTON (AP) - The last time Congress passed a farm bill, Democrats had control of the House and the food stamp program was about half the size it is today. That was five years ago. Conservatives calling for an overhaul of the domestic food aid...Tags: Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Thad Cochran, Politics, Peanuts
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Editorial: Senate passes a bad farm bill
The Senate approved a nearly $1 trillion farm bill Monday night that proves Washington is still bent on catering to special interests and wasting taxpayers' money. Let's count the ways. The Senate bill perpetuates a sugar subsidy that raises the price...
Tags: Finance, Politics, Consumer Goods Industries, Collin Peterson, Organized Crime
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Dyer: Time to solve 'epidemic of senior hunger' in Orlando
Facing what AARP calls an "epidemic of senior hunger," Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer issued a call to community and church leaders today to come to the aid of residents who have "fought for our freedom and raised our children." More than one in every five...
Tags: Buddy Dyer, NASCAR, Layoffs and Downsizing, U.S. Congress, Lake Mary
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Poverty grants necessary in seemingly wealthy Northbrook and Glenview schools, officials say
Some experts criticize a rise in state "poverty grant" money for wealthier school districts, including the ones in Glenview and Northbrook, but local administrators and parents say the funding is warranted and needed. "To me, it sounds fair," said Cathy...
Tags: Conservation, United States Census Bureau, Social Issues, Environmental Issues, Poverty
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