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Meat industry prevails on Congress to roll back origin labeling rule
2014-12-28 03:22:51| Food - Topix.net
The change, and the fact that it was included in a spending bill, doesn't sit well with some farmers. The language is tucked into a paragraph on page 13 of Division A of the 1,600-page Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, better known as the federal budget.
Congress sends tax extenders to the president
2014-12-22 15:39:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, DC One of the last items of business before the Senate recessed for the year was passing the House tax extenders legislation. The package of tax extenders covers calendar year 2014 for approximately 50 tax provisions that had expired December 2013. read more
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Members of Congress hold up to $39 million in Minnesota companies' stock
2014-12-21 03:54:43| Chemicals - Topix.net
It is neither new nor illegal for elected officials to buy stock. But questions about real or perceived conflicts of interest remain so ticklish that many members of the House and Senate - including all but one member of the Minnesota delegation - steer clear.
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How Congress snuck changes to US environmental policy into new budget bill
2014-12-19 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientific American: It took 1,603 pages of legalese to keep the U.S. government running for another year. That is the length of the 2015 Fiscal Year Omnibus Appropriations Bill, which was approved by the Senate on Saturday to appropriate $1.01 trillion dollars for most federal agencies and departments through September 2015. The bill is on Pres. Obama's desk waiting for his signature. It is not all about dollars. Congress also loaded the bill with special instructions, called policy riders, which dictate how government...
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IPC Applauds Passage of RAMI Act by Congress.
2014-12-19 14:31:17| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
IPC commended Congress for its bipartisan passage of Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation (RAMI) Act and called upon President Barack Obama to sign it into law. Enactment of said legislation, which will authorize National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI), has been top policy priority for IPC and its member companies. First proposed by President Obama, NNMI will consist of multiple advanced manufacturing centers focused on different technology issues.
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