GOP Appropriator Determined to Stop Proposed Revisions to Child Labor Law
By Ellyn Ferguson, CQ
A senior Republican appropriator on Thursday vowed to stop the Labor Department from revising agriculture-safety rules for child workers, despite the agency’s decision to reconsider a proposal that farmers and rural lawmakers said could adversely affect family operations.
“I… Read more »
Proposed DOL Child Labor Regs Draw Fire From All Sides
Agripulse
The Department of Labor is likely to be in the hot seat Thursday when a House subcommittee
reviews proposed regulations that could restrict how children work on U.S. farms and ranches.
The plan, which has generated more than 10,000 public comments, is drawing fire from… Read more »
By Christina Lusby, KTEN Online
It's a bill some claim could take away private property rights of land owners. A word change in the 1972 Clean Water Act could grant Federal access to small bodies of water such as small streams and creeks.
The Clean Water Act has helped keep drinking water in the United States clean for more than 30 years, but now with the proposed change to the word… Read more »
By Brent Engel, Hannibal Courier-Post
President Barack Obama likely will get an earful about cap-and-trade during his visit to the Tri-States. Cap-and-trade is a system of regulating pollution. The federal government would limit the amount of emissions that companies, manufacturers and utilities could produce. The permits could be traded among licensees.
Opponents call it government… Read more »
The House Committee on Small Business will hold a hearing entitled "Small Businesses and the Estate Tax: Identifying Reforms to Meet the Needs of Small Firms and Family Farmers." The hearing will take place on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. in Room 2360 Rayburn House Office Building. The Committee will evaluate ways to improve current laws to ensure that small firms can… Read more »
Hearing: “The Future of Specialty Crops for Small Family Farmers”
WASHINGTON- The House Committee on Small Business will hold a hearing entitled, “The Future of Specialty Crops for Small Family Farmers,” on Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 10:00am in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The Committee will examine Title X of the Farm Bill and the benefits that it will have for… Read more »
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Hearing: “The Future of Specialty Crops for Small Family Farmers”
WASHINGTON- The House Committee on Small Business will hold a hearing entitled, “The Future of Specialty Crops for Small Family Farmers,” on Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 10:00am in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The Committee will examine Title X of the Farm Bill and the benefits… Read more »
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Hearing: “Meeting the Needs of Small Businesses and Family Farmers in Regulating our Nation’s Waters”
WASHINGTON- The House Committee on Small Business will hold a hearing entitled, “Meeting the Needs of Small Businesses and Family Farmers in Regulating our Nation’s Waters,” on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 1:00pm in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building. … Read more »
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Hearing: “Meeting the Needs of Small Businesses and Family Farmers in Regulating our Nation’s Waters”
WASHINGTON- The House Committee on Small Business will hold a hearing entitled, “Meeting the Needs of Small Businesses and Family Farmers in Regulating our Nation’s Waters,” on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 1:00pm in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office… Read more »
