House Committee Unveils Draft of Farm Bill with $35 Billion in Cuts (The Hill)

<!–[Project] : –>House Committee Unveils Draft of Farm Bill with $35 Billion in Cuts (The Hill)
 
The leaders of the House Agriculture Committee on Thursday released a draft 2012 farm bill that cuts direct spending by $35 billion, about $11 billion more than a Senate-passed bill.
The five…
Pub Date: Jul 06, 2012
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<!–[Project] : –>Watching the Dollars Go By
Going to the beach this summer – whether it was for the 4th of July or an August vacation – you might want to keep an eye out for some of your tax dollars on the way.  Federal subsidi…
Pub Date: Jul 06, 2012
Categories: Agriculture, Cut Subsidies, Federal Budget, Stop Waste, Wastebasket
Tags: budget, Common Sense Cuts, Congress, energy bill, tax policy

<!–[Project] : –>Congress Keeps Free Mail While Pushing U.S. Postal Cuts (Bloomberg)
 
Lawmakers intent on dictating how the U.S. Postal Service cuts billions from its spending are among those helping themselves to a favorite congressional perk: free mail.
U.S. House members s…
Pub Date: Jul 05, 2012
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<!–[Project] : –>Senate’s New Way to Lock in Unlimited Farm Subsidies
Senate’s New Way to Lock in
Unlimited Farm Subsidies
On June 21, the Senate passed a few long-awaited reforms to the farm subsidy maze. Unfortunately, at the same time, they also increased th…
Pub Date: Jul 05, 2012
Categories: Agriculture, Headlines By TCS
Tags: agriculture, farm bill, Senate, subsidies

<!–[Project] : –>Changes Free up Money for Roads (The Statehouse File)
 
INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana transportation officials said they are pleased Indiana will get extra flexibility to spend nearly $1 billion per year in federal transportation funding, and wonrs…
Pub Date: Jul 03, 2012
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<!–[Project] : –>Energy And Environment Update (JDSUPRA)
In This Issue:
Energy and Climate Debate; Congress; Administration; Department of Defense; Department of Energy; Department of Interior; Department of State; Environmental Protection Agency; General …
Pub Date: Jul 03, 2012
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<!–[Project] : –>Federal Highway Fund is Running on Fumes (Kansas City Star)
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