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Question by Obama – Wimp in the White House: Is Obama using scare tactics to try to get the stimulus bill passed? Obama has said that we are going to have a catastrophe if we do not pass this pork laden stimulus bill. Why is he using scare tactics? Obama was one to complain about Bush’s spending, but look at the pork in this bill. The items include: List of all the projects we need or else we will never recover! $ 50 million for the National Endowment for the Arts $ 380 million in the Senate bill for the Women, Infants and Children program $ 198 million for Filipino World War 2 vets and their families $ 300 million for grants to combat violence against women $ 2 billion for federal child-care block grants $ 6 billion for university building projects $ 15 billion for boosting Pell Grant college scholarships $ 4 billion for job-training programs, including $ 1.2 billion for “youths” up to the age of 24 $ 1 billion for community-development block grants $ 4.2…. Click here to Read More

Question by jamesflz: Is the democratic party going against it’s own grain with it’s proposed stimulus bill? Some of the main ideals of the democrat party are clean energy, tough on business, and less tax breaks for the wealthy. In the stimulus package that the democratic party originally proposed in the senate it was seeking to give special tax breaks for coal companies, special tax breaks for struggling businesses, and raise the limit of those qualified for the rebates from 75K individual and 150K couple up to 150K individual and 300K couple?! Doesn’t this sound like the opposite of what they are tooting in the polls? Best answer: Answer by Pedobear Love You Long TimeThey’re all the same faces under different names. Politics in general have been modernised to the point now where there’s no real distinction between candidates and parties. I say modernised..maybe this is the course it was meant to take… Add your own answer in the…. Click here to Read More

Growers Sound Off for 2012 Farm Bill The House Agriculture Committee is preparing to draft the 2012 Farm Bill. But, before it can be presented, committee members want to talk with farmers to see what they want included. Read more on WTVY…. Click here to Read More

The farm bill will be no easy task amid earmark ban, budget cuts The House Agriculture Committee will battle to find savings in the nearly $300 billion five-year piece of legislation. Read more… Read more on The…. Click here to Read More

Revised bill passes Assembly committee establishing guidelines instead of banning raves On Wednesday, the Assembly Agriculture Committee found the revision good enough to pass it with a 9-0 vote. The amended Assembly Bill 74 will now head to the Appropriations Committee. Read more on Contra Costa…. Click here to Read More

Ga. has 1 more day to tackle immigration bill Georgia has a day left to pass an immigration bill that has some parts that are similar to Arizona’s contentious law, and opposition from agriculture and business groups has made it an uphill battle even with Republicans… Read more on KXXV…. Click here to Read More

Conceal Carry Bill Passes Illinois House Committee Legislation to allow Illinois residents to carry firearms sailed through the Illinois House Agriculture and Conservation Committee Tuesday. The issue has failed several times in the past but supporters believe they have the votes this year to pass both the Illinois House and Senate. Read more on WMBD – FOX 43…. Click here to Read More

Carbon credit programs fail without climate bill BISMARCK, N.D.—A national program that paid farmers millions of dollars for reducing greenhouse gasses has fizzled amid uncertainty about U. Read more on Denver…. Click here to Read More

UPDATE: US House Panel Passes Bill To Lift Cuba Travel Ban UPDATE: US House Panel Passes Bill To Lift Cuba Travel Ban Read more on FOX…. Click here to Read More