Government agencies depend on funding from lawmakers to carry out their functions and tasks. Idaho Republican Congressman Mike Simpson sits on two panels, the House Budget Committee and the House Appropriations Committee, that set the budgets for federal agencies. This week, Simpson used the power of the purse strings to try to limit the power [...]
Posts Tagged ‘agriculture’
Farmers ask members of Congress for immigration reform, changes to Farm Bill
By Brad Iverson-Long
May 1st, 2010
May 1st, 2010
Corder discusses stalls on changes to animal cruelty, chicken farm changes (video)
By Brad Iverson-Long
April 3rd, 2010
April 3rd, 2010
Senate approves creating Working Lands Fund
By Brad Iverson-Long
March 9th, 2010
March 9th, 2010
Idaho veterinary professor cleared of misconduct in sheep disease research
By Brad Iverson-Long
January 5th, 2010
January 5th, 2010
