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Organic farmers wary of FDA regulation
Organic farmers in California who have led a national movement away from industrial agriculture face a looming crackdown on food safety as the Senate prepares legislation that it says is ... SF Gate; April 25, 2010 |
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Vilsack, Harkin, Pelosi support higher ethanol blends
The push for higher ethanol blends picked up some key endorsements on Monday. Both Tom Vilsack and Senate Ag Committee chair Tom Harkin expressed their support ... Brownfield; March 10, 2009 |
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Pelosi backs higher U.S. ethanol-to-gasoline blend
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday that she supported a higher ethanol-to-gasoline blend rate as a way to reduce reliance on petroleum imports. Reuters; March 9, 2009 |
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Vilsack: US should boost ethanol blend in gasoline
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the government should move quickly to increase the amount of ethanol allowed in gasoline. ... Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said she also supports raising the cap ... AP; 3/9/09 |
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The End of Food
New Yorker review; May 19, 2008 |
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Pelosi Statement on House Vote to Override the President's Veto of the Bipartisan Farm Bill
Posted on June 19, 2008 |
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Farm bill wins veto-proof majority in House
The House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to approve a new farm bill as scores of Republicans ignored a veto threat from President Bush. The Hill; May 14, 2008 |
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House passes farm bill by veto-proof margin
Nancy Pelosi marshaled a 318-vote, veto-proof majority to pass a $290 billion farm bill that will lock in the nation's food policy for five years ... SF Chron; May 15, 2008 |
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New farm bill retains big crop subsidies
Prominent Los Altos developer John Vidovich and various family members in the Sandridge Partnership of Sunnyvale were the nation's biggest recipients of automatic government payments to farmers last year ... SF Chron; 4/30/08 |
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Tax-Break Fight Stalls Farm Bill's Passage
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is clashing with the Senate over a proposal to add $2.5 billion in tax breaks to a big farm bill nearing completion on Capitol Hill. Wall Street Journal; April 16, 2008 |
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Dems juggle needs in $286 billion farm bill
... what began ... as a plan by Pelosi ... to preserve crop subsidies by adding money for everyone else is cracking under the weight of a White House veto threat, rising food inflation ... SF Chron; April 7, 2008 |
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Fix the Farm Bill
This week, Democratic leaders agreed to lard a proposed 10-year, $600-billion farm bill ... SF Chron; February 29, 2008 |
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House Democrats unveil comprehensive biodiesel energy package
... a group of leading congressional Democrats announced a real plan to invest in America, grow our energy, and establish energy independence at a press conference recently. Southwest Farm Press; 5/17/06
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Nancy Pelosi Lauds Farm Bill and Biofuels ...
" ... the Farm Bill will not only work to ensure a safety net for America's farmers, it will assume a larger role in responding to energy security, energy cost, and rural economic development concerns. ... " March 2, 2007 |
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The future of the farm bill
North Dakota senator Kent Conrad calls the farm bill a "legislative battleship that you cannot turn around quickly." GRIST; November 19, 2007 |
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Beltway's 'Green Acres'
Watch how the new Democratic Congress packs pork into this year's federal Farm Bill. You'd think that Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi are trying to make George W. Bush look good. SF Chron; November 8, 2007 |
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Farm bill -- 1 step forward, 3 steps bac
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, together with House Agriculture Committee leaders, has called this Farm Bill a step in the direction of reform and good for family farmers. They couldn't be more wrong. SF Chron; July 27, 2007. |
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Dem leaders shield farm bill
Pelosi supports farm bill opposed by many. SF Chron; July 27, 2007. |
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Huge farm bill offers more of same for agribusiness
A prominent San Francisco patron of the arts, Constance Bowles was the largest recipient of federal cotton subsidies in California from 2003-05. SF Chron; July 26, 2007. |
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Food stamps, agricultural subsidies create strange coalitions in House
Liberals, greens back Bush; Pelosi aligns with conservatives. SF Chron; July 26, 2007. |
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California growers closer to reaping farm bill bounty
California's fruit, nut and vegetable industry -- aided by Bay Area food and environmental activists -- got its first big bite out of Depression-era federal farm programs ... SF Chron; July 19, 2007. |
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A food bill for San Francisco
You may not have heard about it, but Congress is busy deciding the fate of America's food supply: what's grown, how it's produced and by whom, and how that food will affect our health and the planet. SFBG; June 13, 2007. |
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Farm subsidies: Effects felt here and in Africa
Californians have a lot at stake in the Farm Bill that is on the U.S. Senate floor this week, and not just because farming is a vibrant part of our economy and culture. SF Chon; November 8, 2007 |
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Congress hears from organic growers over farm bill
Organic farming was hailed as a savior of family farms... life during the first-ever hearing about organics Wednesday before the House Agriculture Committee. SF Chron; April 19, 2007. |
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