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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, January 11, 2025
President Obama signs Pigford/Cobell Claims Resolution Act of 2010 compensating African American farmers for USDA discrimination and Native Americans for unpaid oil and gas royalties.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder participated in the final joint Department of Agriculture and Department of Justice public workshops to consider antitrust and regulatory enforcement in American agriculture.
Biotech sugar beets may not be plowed under---at least not yet. But it may be several weeks before the courts determine the final outcome. On Monday, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals blocked immediate destruction of the Roundup Ready sugar beet root crop, granting a temporary stay until Dec. 23.
President Obama and Congressional negotiators have agreed to a tentative framework that would extend the current tax cuts for all Americans and set the estate tax at 35% for two years and also extend unemployment benefits for an additional 13 months
Congressmen Frank Lucas & Joe Barton “Demand an Open Process on the Food Safety Act,†warning rushing legislation causes problems as Obama healthcare law demonstrates.
The week in Washington, Congress will continue to work on funding the federal government and on extending the Bush tax cuts, with Republicans blocking any other Senate business until that is settled, holding up the DREAM act, the new START treaty and other priorities.
President Obama announced a new Free Trade Agreement with South Korea Friday that he predicted will increase U.S. exports by some $11 billion and support 70,000 U.S. jobs.
The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform concluded its 10 month deliberations with 11 of its 18 members approving a bipartisan report which includes a combination of sharp spending cuts and tax reforms.
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) introduced legislation to permanently cut taxes for middle class families, reform estate taxes and provide for a one-year extension of tax credits for ethanol and biodiesel.
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