Growing up in Massachusetts means a special kind of connection to the Fourth of July. Along with Thanksgiving, the Fourth of July is one of two holidays all Americans can claim as our own. Both were born in Massachusetts: Thanksgiving in Plymouth around a communal dining table and the American Revolution, which started with the [...]
Posted on July 4th, 2013 by Debby
Filed under: Agriculture, Childhood Hunger, Farm Bill 2012, Farms & Farmers, Food, House of Representatives, House of Representatives, Nutrition, Public Option, Rural Urban Partnerships, US Congress | 1 Comment »
U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson of Minnesota, the ranking Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee, told Mike Adams of AgriTalk that House Republicans’ budget outline “is going to cause big problems” for passage of a new Farm Bill this year. They are asking for a reconciliation process to avoid defense cuts, and they want them before [...]
Posted on March 25th, 2012 by Debby
Filed under: Farm Bill 2012, Farms & Farmers, Federal Budget, Federal Programs, House of Representatives, Rural Issues, Rural Urban Partnerships, Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
By Miryam Ehrlich Williamson Yesterday’s election results left no doubt that economic recovery is #1 on the voters’ agenda. Here’s a rule politicians would do well to memorize: When people aren’t thinking with their hormones, they’re thinking with their wallets. Now we have a House of Representatives that thinks the way to recovery consists of [...]
Posted on November 3rd, 2010 by Miryam Ehrlich Williamson
Filed under: Economic crisis: US, Election 2010, Election 2012, House of Representatives, Jobs, Senate, Taxes | 8 Comments »
By Miryam Ehrlich Williamson Three scenarios. Take your pick. 1. Disappointed that Obama hasn’t whupped more ass and accomplished more in the year and nine months since his inaugural, the people who put him in office stay home November 2 and let the Republicans and their Tea Party doppelgängers take over the Senate and House [...]
Posted on October 11th, 2010 by Miryam Ehrlich Williamson
Filed under: Election 2010, House of Representatives, Senate | No Comments »
