Democrats Divided Over Farm Bill Changes
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When freshman Ohio Democrat Zack Space replaced veteran Republican Rep. Robert W. Ney after the 2006 elections, groups lobbying for a major revamping of farm subsidy programs were elated.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. -- It may seem like a distant memory now, but Democrats not so long ago dominated the battle between the parties to get their voters to the polls.
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Democrats sought election-year gain Thursday from Majority Leader Tom DeLay's latest brush with the House ethics committee, while the powerful Texas lawmaker drew widespread support mixed with occasional expressions of discontent from fellow Republicans.
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The Senate Agriculture Committee, under pressure to make changes in decades-old subsidy programs, voted yesterday to offer farmers an alternative safety net that lawmakers said will provide better protection against falling incomes and will save as much as $4 billion over the next five years.
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The Democrats are facing a long nomination, while Republicans are closer to rallying around a nominee.
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Environmental groups say the vote on three key amendments will determine whether they can support the Democratic-backed measure
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A bill that would shift millions of dollars for AIDS care to rural areas is being held up in the Senate by Democrats from California, New York and New Jersey, whose states would lose out.
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The decision left both parties arguing over which regulations are now in effect for the final weeks of the presidential campaign.
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Toughening ethics laws, once a priority of Democrats, has bogged down in Congress as party leaders find their campaign promises colliding with lawmakers' re-election concerns.
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Democrats are aiming for a resolution that is simpler than the Senate's.
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By Michelle Koetters, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.  Jun. 1--LEXINGTON -- Farmers need a "safety net" when it comes to commodity payments, and a congress-man for Central Illinois vows to make the issue his top concern for the 2007 farm bill.   The U.S.
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The proposal, aimed at reducing the deficit, puts the president at odds with some of his most ardent supporters in the rural South.
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By Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  Feb. 18--A proposed federal farm bill could see some local farmers losing their subsidies and others gaining much needed dollars for research, development and marketing.
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The Senate moved closer on Monday to a showdown over an economic stimulus plan, with Democrats looking to offer a bigger package providing more benefits to more people than White House-backed legislation passed by the House of Representatives.
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Keeping momentum on ethics reforms is proving tough for House Democratic leaders, who are struggling to sell  lawmakers on a proposal for overhauling House ethics enforcement, which is part of the party's pledge to improve accountability in Congress.
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While environmentalists applaud some measures, farmers are concerned about financial curbs.
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A growing clamor among rank-and-file Democrats to halt President Bush's most controversial tactics in the fight against terrorism has exposed deep divisions within the party, with many Democrats angry that they cannot defeat even a weakened president on issues that they believe should be front and...