THIS WEEK Bush Payment Limit Rules to Stay in Place for 2009: On Monday, February 16, USDA Secretary Vilsack stated his intention to review the farm commodity payment limitation interim regulations he inherited from the Bush Administration but to leave those rules in place for the 2009 crop year. He made no promises, though, that […]
Archives for February 2009
Weekly Update – February 13, 2009
THIS WEEK Economic Recovery Bill About to Become Law – Scorecard on Our Issues: The House approved on a party-line vote the conference report for the nearly $800 billion economic stimulus bill Friday afternoon, with the Senate following Friday evening. Early Friday morning the conference report became public and we quickly assessed our wins and […]
Weekly Update February 6, 2009
THIS WEEK Senate Continues Economic Recovery Bill Debate: As we go to press, the Senate is still debating the economic recovery or stimulus bill. Many major amendments to the bill have been and will be debated, none of which are getting more attention than the efforts of a handful of conservative Democrats and moderate Republicans […]