by - August 20, 2013 8:30 pm
Farm bill work a tough challenge for Sen. Boozman
He won’t be on the ballot in 2014, but U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., has plenty on his plate at the moment. Boozman, who’s in the middle of his first…
Tag: Farm bill
by - July 15, 2013 1:05 pm
Cotton defends farm bill vote, talks immigration
U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Dardanelle and the Congressman for Arkansas’ 4th District, says his tough stance calling for farming and immigration reforms is his way of responding to constituent concerns….
by - July 11, 2013 4:55 pm
U.S. House passes ‘split’ farm bill
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday (July 10) narrowly approved a five-year farm bill measure that did not include funding for food stamp programs. The passage creates uncertainty with…
by - June 21, 2013 7:38 am
U.S. House rejects farm bill package
Things didn’t go according to script. A little more than a week after the U.S. Senate passed its bipartisan version of a five-year farm bill, the House of Representatives couldn’t…
by - June 10, 2013 6:52 pm
U.S. Senate approves $955 billion farm bill
The U.S. Senate on Monday approved a five-year farm bill by a 66-27 vote, with U.S. Sens. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., and John Boozman, R-Ark., voting for the legislation that would…
by - December 19, 2012 4:50 pm
U.S. house panel to try again with full agri bill in 2013
The House Agriculture Committee will go back to the drawing board on the farm bill in the next Congress, after unsuccessful efforts to include the legislation in any deal to…
by - June 21, 2012 6:51 pm
Farm Bureau: Farm bill bad for Arkansas
Arkansas Farm Bureau chief Randy Veach warned months ago that details of a federal farm bill could be devastating for Arkansas. On Thursday (June 21), Veach said a Senate-passed farm…