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House votes to rein in EPA

By a 239-184 margin, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act, which would curtail the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revoke state-approved permits
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USDA officials deliver Conservation 101 for Farm Bill Audit

The days of big increases in conservation spending may be over, but there could be ways to deliver more voluntary conservation “bang for the buck” according to those participating in the House Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry audit hearings on farm policy T
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Free Trade agreements advance, but disagreements linger over TAA

Both the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee held mock markups of the three long-pending trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea on Thursday, but Republicans and Democrats remain deeply divided on whether or not to include Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA)
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Pres. Obama describes debt talks "constructive"

President Barack Obama praised Thursday’s bipartisan meeting with top congressional leaders as “very constructive” and said staff, as well as leaders, will be working over the weekend with plans to convene again Sunday
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