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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, October 20, 2024
Flanked by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Blanche Lincoln, Rep. George Miller, Sen. Tom Harkin, the First Lady,
schoolchildren and teachers, President Obama signed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act into law Monday.
In Washington this week, Congress is rushing to complete lots of backlogged legislation, including a major tax bill, appropriations, and START, with Obama, Vilsack, Locke and Kirk all busy.
Before Obama signs the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids bill Monday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack called the school meals bill the greatest advance for childhood nutrition “since 1946 when the School Lunch Act was enacted by President Truman,†aimed at reducing both childhood hunger and obesity.
After attending the U.N. climate change negotiations in Cancun, Agriculture Sec. Vilsack met with Mexican Agricultural Secretary Francisco Mayorga on Friday to discuss agriculture and trade issues.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) introduced “The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010†Thursday evening, calling it “a bill to cut taxes for middle-class families and small businesses and create jobs.â€
United Soybean Board appoints Marc Curtis as new chairman and Curtis lists his goals for improving soybean exports and profitability in USB's 20th year of allocating soybean checkoff funds.
The House passed the procedurally delayed Food Safety Enhancement Act a second time Wednesday as part of the $1.1 trillion Continuing Resolution (CR) aimed at funding the federal government through Sept. 30, with House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) calling the bill's passage long overdue.
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