Articles by Derrick Cain

Four senators introduced legislation Tuesday to authorize $300 million in emergency funds for drought-relief projects to maximize water supplies for farmers and other consumers in California and Oregon.

During a state visit by French President François Hollande, President Obama said Tuesday the leaders discussed an array of issues including the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), climate change, and food security.

The Senate is likely to approve, as early as today, legislation that would lift the nation’s debt ceiling until March 2015 and avoid a government default at the end of this month.

Lawmakers are expected to address, or at least discuss, the next looming financial crisis after Treasury Secretary Jack Lew warned that Congress needs to raise the debt ceiling by the end of the month to avoid a government default.

President Obama signed into law a sweeping five-year farm bill (H.R. 2642) today that authorizes nearly $1 trillion in spending and makes historic changes to agricultural policy.

The Senate approved the nomination today, with a 96-0 vote, of Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., to serve as U.S. ambassador to China.

The Senate approved today, on a 68-32 vote, a five-year farm bill (H.R. 2642), sending the sweeping legislation to President Obama for his expected signature.

The Senate is scheduled to vote Monday night on a procedural motion to move the legislation to a final vote on Tuesday

The Senate approved today, with a 72-22 vote, a procedural motion to advance the five-year farm bill (H.R. 2642) for a final vote on Tuesday.

The State Department released an environmental impact statement today for the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline project that supporters of the project lauded as an endorsement to begin the contentious project.