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House Advances Keystone Bill by 229-185 Vote

2013-05-22 21:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

The Hill: The House on Wednesday approved a rule governing floor consideration of a bill that would approve the construction of the northern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline, setting up a Thursday vote to pass the bill. Members approved the rule for H.R. 3, the Northern Route Approval Act, in a 228-185 vote. Nine Democrats supported the rule, a sign that several will support the final bill on Thursday. The vote followed a debate that allowed both sides to revisit all of their familiar arguments for and...

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House passes GOP bill to speed pipeline approval

2013-05-22 18:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: House Republicans pushed through a bill Wednesday to bypass the president to speed approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas. Democrats criticized the legislation as a blatant attempt to allow a foreign company to avoid environmental review. The bill was approved, 241-175, largely along party lines. Republicans said the measure was needed to ensure that the long-delayed pipeline, first proposed in 2008, is built. "This is the most studied pipeline in the history of mankind,"...

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House Agriculture Committee Approves Farm Bill

2013-05-16 15:49:00| National Hog Farmer

Source: American Farm Bureau Federation Bob Stallman, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, provided the following comments on the House Agriculture Committee’s passage of the 2013 Farm Bill: “The House Agriculture Committee today (Wednesday) approved its version of the 2013 Farm Bill. That bill joins the version approved on Tuesday by the Senate Agriculture Committee. This provides a great reason for optimism we will have a new long-term farm bill this year. read more

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NFU Outlines Farm Bill Priorities for House Committee on Agriculture

2013-05-16 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

US - National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson sent a letter to members of the US House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture, outlining priorities, such as funding programmes, research and farmer protection, ahead of the scheduled 2013 Farm Bill markup.

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