Jun 21 Farm bill with major food stamp changes narrowly passes the House By Juliet Linderman, Kevin Freking, Associated Press The measure renews the safety net for farmers as President Donald Trump's tough talk on tariffs threatens to close markets for many of their products. Continue reading
May 18 Watch 5:24 News Wrap: Cuban plane plummets, killing over 100 In our news wrap Friday, a Cuban passenger plane crashed shortly after takeoff, killing over 100 people on board. State media reported that three survivors were in critical condition. Also, a massive farm funding bill failed to pass the U.S. Continue watching
Apr 09 The 6 issues Congress is most likely to tackle before the midterms By Lisa Desjardins Congress has 70 to 80 legislative days left before the election. Here are the issues with the best chances of seeing legislative action before voters head to the polls this fall. Continue reading
Mar 20 States to test ways to get food stamp recipients back to work By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Ten states will test new ways to get food stamp recipients back to work, using Agriculture Department grants aimed at helping some of the 46 million Americans who receive benefits move off the rolls. Continue reading
Sep 17 Food stamps cuts will only hit four states, review finds By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Cuts to the nation's food stamp program enacted this year are only affecting four states, far from the sweeping overhaul that Republicans had pushed, an Associated Press review has found. Continue reading
Feb 07 Watch Obama travels to Michigan to sign bipartisan farm bill By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 07 Obama to sign farm bill that trims food stamps By Nedra Pickler, Associated Press President Barack Obama is carrying out a presidential duty that he hasn't had a lot of opportunity to perform recently: signing into law a major piece of bipartisan legislation. Mr. Obama will sign the farm bill into law Friday at… Continue reading
Feb 07 How a fraction of farm bill money supports ‘bright spot’ of U.S. international trade By Elizabeth Shell President Obama plans to sign the 2014 Farm Bill Friday, a move that will solidify food and agriculture policy for the next half decade -- which goes much further than nutrition programs and crop insurance. Continue reading
Feb 04 Congress-approved farm bill makes its way to President Obama By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Congress has given its final approval to a sweeping five-year farm bill that provides food for the needy and subsidies for farmers. Ending years of political battles, the Senate on Tuesday sent the measure to President Barack Obama,… Continue reading
Jan 29 In 251-166 vote, House passes compromised farm bill and sends to the Senate By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The House has passed an almost $100 billion-a-year, compromise farm bill that would make small cuts to food stamps and continue generous subsidies for the nation's farmers. Continue reading