| Aug 20, 2013 | Food / Farming“Stop the moochers!” shouted a flock of GOP budget whackers in the House of Representatives. It was back in July, before they flapped away for their five-week long summer break. This was the battle cry of conservative House lawmakers as they ripped all...
| Jul 17, 2013 | Food / FarmingRemember when the House rejected a trillion-dollar version of the Farm Bill nearly a month ago? I predicted the subsidy apologists would be back. Unfortunately, I was right. They struck with a stealth attack at about 8 p.m. one week after July Fourth. House Republican...
| Jun 5, 2013 | Food / FarmingI never paid much attention to the food stamp debate in Congress before. But I’m on food stamps myself these days, so I’m tuning in this time around. Officially called SNAP — the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — food stamps are one of those...
| May 22, 2013 | Food / FarmingSometimes it appears common sense and reality can’t penetrate the Capitol’s marble-lined walls. This financially costly phenomenon struck when both the House and Senate Agriculture Committees recently passed their versions of the Farm Bill. Instead of...
| Jan 30, 2013 | Food / Farming“There is absolutely no way to explain this other than agriculture is just not a priority,” said Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow on the Senate Floor on New Year’s Day. She was describing the bare-bones Farm Bill extension...
