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Senate Moves Towards a Farm Bill Conference
2013-07-22 20:42:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, DC The U.S. Senate took the necessary procedural steps to be able to move forward to get the Senate-passed farm bill to conference. By unanimous consent, the Senate sent its five-year farm bill back to the House of Representatives and requested a farm bill conference. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture Committee is expected to name the 12 Senate conferees (seven Democrats and five Republicans) in the near future. read more
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Why Liz Cheney may be riding for a fall in Wyoming Senate race
2013-07-20 03:42:51| Apparel - Topix.net
Liz Cheney takes questions from the press during a campaign appearance in Casper, Wyoming, Wednesday, July 17. Cheney, the elder daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, announced on Tuesday her GOP primary challenge to Wyoming's senior incumbent Sen. Mike Enzi.
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A well-rehearsed Senate panel stages another science debate
2013-07-19 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
E&E: The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee clashed today over the science of man-made climate change in the panel's first hearing on the issue this Congress. The member statements seemed scripted to Oklahoma Republican Sen. James Inhofe. "I think it's a lot of theater," Inhofe said. "But it's going to be fun, and it will be good to start talking about it again." To which Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) asked, "Is this the second act?" There's been little change in the script...
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Senate approves Gina McCarthy as EPA chief despite Republican protests
2013-07-18 23:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Senate gave grudging approval on Thursday to the key executor of Barack Obama's sweeping new climate change plan, voting to confirm Gina McCarthy as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency. The 59-40 vote, after a four-month standoff by Republicans, puts McCarthy in direct charge of implementing Obama's strategy of using the agency's powers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change. The prospect centred on plans to cut emissions from existing power plants ...
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Senate Confirms McCarthy as Next EPA Administrator
2013-07-18 23:01:00| Waste Age
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Gina McCarthy as the next administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by a 59-40 vote. read more
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