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House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers plans to take $100 billion out of discretionary spending, making historic levels of cuts backed by GOP leaders

Republicans and Democrats take opposing positions on the U.S. EPA's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.

House Agriculture Committee Chair Lucas plans comprehensive oversight of all federal programs & regulations affecting agriculture.

U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk promises Korean FTA soon, but says Colombia and Panama Free Trade Agreements still need more work.

EU Agriculture & Rural Development Commissioner Dacian Cioloş says food security and price volatility were topics in his meetings with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon.

The Open Mic Interview with North Dakota Republican Senator John Hoeven.

The Washington week ahead includes aggressive House efforts to roll back burdensome federal regulations.

USDA partially deregulates Roundup Ready sugar beets, allowing spring planting

House Republicans begin the budget cutting process, proposing a $74 billion cut.

Renewables energy's role in world energy supply small but fastest growing says, U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration (EIA) Richard Newell.