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Final Farm Bill Up for Senate Vote Today
2013-06-10 22:38:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, DC The Senate invoked cloture on the farm bill, which will allow senators to move forward and vote on final passage today at 5:30 p.m. Last week, over 120 agricultural organizations sent a letter to the U.S. Senate urging them to finish the farm bill in the next few days. The organizations said, This bill affects 16 million Americans whose livelihoods depend on agriculture. We must pass a farm bill this year to provide certainty to those individuals. We must cut unnecessary spending. We must ensure that consumers will continue to have a safe, healthy and affordable food supply. We must provide an effective farm and natural resource safety net. We must invest in initiatives that boost exports, and spur innovations in new industries. read more
NFU Calls on Senate to Advance Farm Bill; Hopeful in Final Stretch
2013-06-06 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson sent a letter to all members of the US Senate following Majority Leader Reid’s filing for a cloture vote on S. 954, the Agriculture, Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013, late Tuesday (4 June).
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California Senate Rejects Bag Ban, Passes Expanded Bottle Bill
2013-06-04 23:10:00| Waste Age
Californias state Senate voted down a statewide bag ban bill but passed an expanded version of its bottle bill. read more
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California Senate Passes Mattress Recycling Bill; Connecticuts Bill Becomes Law
2013-06-03 18:34:00| Waste Age
A mattress recycling program bill has passed Californias senate, after the nations first mattress stewardship bill was signed into law in Connecticut. read more
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Willamette Week: Portland Sit-Lie Bill Dies in State Senate Committee, 5/30/13
2013-06-03 17:24:58| PortlandOnline
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