Congress Passes One Slice of Off-Shore Loaf; Congress Needlessly Ties States Hands, Says NCPA Expert
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To: National Desk  Contact: Sean Tuffnell of the National Center for Policy Analysis, 972-308-6481 or sean.tuffnell@ncpa.org  DALLAS, Dec. 14 /U.S.
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The process of writing legislation has often been compared to sausage-making, but rarely is rotten meat actually present at a congressional hearing. Yet some is expected this afternoon at a House Agriculture Committee hearing "to review technologies in the meat industry."
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By Henry J. Waters III, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo.  Jun. 11--It's perfect gridlock. Congress won't pass the immigration reform bill presented by George W. Bush, and the president vows to veto any of the versions Congress seems barely able to pass. So the stalemate continues.
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By Charles Ashby, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Feb. 1--DENVER -- No one was more surprised than Rep. Cory Gardner when a House panel approved his measure Wednesday to extend the state's Make My Day Law to businesses.
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The market for unpasteurized milk is growing, but advocates face an array of state and federal rules that make getting it a challenge
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 9  /PRNewswire/ -- I applaud Congress for working in a bipartisan manner to pass a stronger Magnuson-Stevens Act.  Our Nation is committed to maintaining our thriving commercial and recreational fishing communities.
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WASHINGTON -- Congress is trying to end a practice that unintentionally has allowed banks to take in billions of dollars meant to help students pay for college.
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Democratic lawmakers vow to come roaring out of the blocks when they assume control of the next Congress, passing several top-priority bills in the first 100 hours. Absent from that list, however, are the knottiest problems that bedeviled the outgoing Congress, including immigration, domestic surveillance and the war in Iraq....
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Congress was pushing on Friday to finish legislation that would boost security at U.S. ports, but the bill was attracting a flurry of last-minute amendments with both parties viewing it as a must-pass measure ahead of November elections.
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Congress yesterday passed the broadest overhaul of the rules that govern the U.S. fishing industry in a decade, with provisions instructing fishery managers to adhere strictly to scientific advice so as not to deplete the ocean.
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To: National Desk  Contact: David Miller of Recreational Fishing Alliance, 888- JOINRFA, or dmiller@joinrfa.org  WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Congress passed the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) in one its final votes of the year.
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A new report from Congress&#39; research arm about &quot;offshoring&quot; sheds little light about the controversial practice of sending services work abroad.
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Some nutrition experts think partial-whole-grain breads mislead consumers.
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Determining how best to speed ethanol and other alternative fuels from refinery to gas pump would rest with the government under legislation the House passed Thursday.
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From his domestic policy platter, President Bush chose to serve dessert before the main course. Having now won a second term, he may find it increasingly difficult to deliver on the meatier stuff, even with the political capital he is claiming and larger GOP majorities in the House and Senate.
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The first of several free-trade proposals facing this Congress is about to be passed. But it may well be the last &#13;&#10;
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Legislation billed as the nation's toughest on illegal immigrants was approved by a state House committee Wednesday, as supporters seek to halt public benefits for foreigners without documents.