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[FarmPolicy] FarmPolicy » Blog Archives » Farm Bill; Trade Issues; and Biofuels: Hagstrom indicated that, “Although House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., Senate Agriculture Committee ranking member Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and the American Farm Bureau Federation have called for an examination of the nutrition programs to look for waste, fraud and inefficiencies, Vilsack said in the [DTN] interview he is reluctant to cut the food stamp program, saying that its budget authority was already reduced to pay for teacher salaries and to make settlements for farmers who had sued USDA for discrimination in the Pigford II case.”

[Ye Olde Soapbox] Obama slams GOP for playing 'games' with economy, jobs – TheHill ...: Obama said. “It’s now up to all the senators and hopefully all the members of the House to explain why they would be opposed to common-sense solutions ”¦ why would you be opposed to tax cuts for small businesses and American workers.”

[Pundits Blog] Remember the supercommittee? - The Hill's Pundits Blog: Sure, crisis was averted this week, with the Senate Democrats and House Republicans agreeing to move forward with a deal on disaster-relief funding and short-term funding for the government to continue operating through Nov. 18.

[turnerpolicywatch.com] Washington, China, Wall Street: No Fix And All Blame Over The U.S. ...: An anti-China currency manipulation Senate bill. Mass populist protests nationwide against banks and big business.

[FarmPolicy] Trade; Biofuels; Ag Economy - FarmPolicy.com: “But 11-hour resistance by leading Republicans has clouded the outcome in the House, where the speaker, John A. Boehner, this week called the tariff plan ”˜dangerous,’ and it is unclear if the issue will even come up for a House vote.

[News] Senate Dems to discuss jobs bill with Obama - The Hill's Blog ...: Obama has called on the Senate to hold a vote on his bill ”” made up of an extension of the employee payroll tax cut, additional infrastructure spending, the establishment of a national infrastructure bank, and more funding for unemployment insurance benefits ”” sometime in October. Reid said he plans on putting the bill up for a vote sometime this month.  

[For the Common Defense] INVITATION: Providing for the Common Defense: The First Duty of ...: The congressional ”˜super committee’ that emerged from the extraordinary debt ceiling legislation adopted by Congress last August faces the daunting mandate of reigning in federal spending that many argue is a symptom of a government that has far exceeded the bounds established for it by the Constitution.  While this charge to enforce the Framer’s intent should be commended, its methods may in fact bring about an equally unconstitutional result; that is, the failure to “Provide for the Common Defense.” On October 5th, the “Coalition for the Common Defense,” announced its “Statement of Principles,” which, at its core, rejects the false choice between military strength and economic health. 

[Pundits Blog] Supercommittee standards - The Hill's Pundits Blog: First, all members of the supercommittee should suspend political fundraising for the duration of the supercommittee proceedings, including fundraising for leadership PACs, party committees and personal campaign committees. Those selected to serve should immediately disclose all fundraising activity that occurred after the agreement was signed into law and the before the first meeting of the supercommittee.

[FarmPolicy] FarmPolicy » Blog Archives » Farm Bill; Biofuels; Ag Economy ...: “A congressionally requested study by the research council, an arm of the National Academy of Sciences, also warns the feedstocks needed to produce the advanced biofuels could increase food prices by competing with food crops for land, a key criticism of the corn ethanol the next-generation biofuels are supposed to replace. Producing the future biofuels also could have unintended environmental consequences in some areas because of the fertilizer and water requirements and may not do as much to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as the government has estimated, the study found.”

[News] McConnell, Boehner: Obama proposal doesn't help supercommittee ...: Both Boehner's and McConnell's statements came shortly after Obama delivered an animated speech on economic growth and deficit reduction in the Rose Garden. In his speech, Obama accused Boehner of being inconsistent on balancing taxes and job creation.

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