Tag: Farm Bill
Martha Roby: Congress delivers the 2018 Farm Bill
Agriculture is the largest revenue-producing industry in the State of Alabama, responsible for more than $70 billion in economic impact annually. Our state is...
Farm Bill 2018: What it means for Alabama
With the support of the entire Alabama delegation, the Farm Bill sailed through both chambers of Congress this week and has now been sent...
Alabama House delegation backs $867B Farm Bill
With the support of the entire Alabama delegation, the U.S. House of Representatives easily passed the compromise Farm Bill on Wednesday by a vote...
Compromise Farm Bill passes Senate with support of Richard Shelby, Doug...
The compromise Farm Bill sailed to passage in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday by a bipartisan vote of 87 to 13, with the support...
Bradley Byrne: Down the home stretch
Some of the greatest sporting events in history have come down to the wire. Those bottom of the ninth, fourth and inches, double overtime...
Martha Roby: Finalizing the Farm Bill
The farm bill is a critically important piece of legislation that sets agriculture policy in our country for about five years at a time,...
Bradley Byrne: Supporting Alabama’s number one industry
Agriculture is our country’s oldest industry. Since the beginning, America’s farmers have worked the land and sustained our communities. Today, agriculture is the top...
Alabama lawmakers, groups react to Farm Bill passage
The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed the 2018 Farm Bill Thursday afternoon by a 213-211 vote. The measure's passage means the Senate will have...
GOP-led House narrowly passes farm bill
The Republican-led House has narrowly passed a sweeping farm bill that would toughen work requirements for food stamp recipients.
The bill passed 213-211.
Democrats opposed the...
Conservative revolt over immigration sinks House farm bill
In an embarrassment for House Republican leaders, conservatives on Friday scuttled a bill that combines stricter work and job training requirements for food stamp...
