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DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
This evening the House passed, with an overwhelming bipartisan majority, H R 6346, the Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act . The intent of the bill-- which was supported by every Democrat except Blue Dog extremist Collin Peterson (MN) and by 51 Republicans-- is to investigate and punish anyone who artificially inflates the price of gasoline and diesel fuel. The bill sets criminal penalties for price...
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Dump Michele Bachmann (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008
Larry Schumacher reports on the story . Mareck, St. Augusta Mayor and APO Chairman Bob Kroll and others met with U.S. Sens. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.; Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn.; and staff working for U.S. Reps. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., and Jim Oberstar, D-Minn. Oberstar is chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The group received a mostly friendly...
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Wigderson Library & Pub (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
Here in Wisconsin, there's a grass roots effort, a petition drive being led by an ordinary citizen with help from Americans for Prosperity . And just recently Congressman Steve Kagen (D) had a campaign event with his fellow Democratic Congressman Collin Peterson, the head of the House Agriculture Committee. During a speech endorsing Kagen, Peterson called for more drilling (something the Gard campaign...
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A Bluestem Prairie (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
From the Worthington Globe, this reminder that Congressmen to talk Farm Bill Friday: FAIRMONT — House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson and Rep. Tim Walz will host a Farm Bill passage forum from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at...
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Biofuels Digest (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
The US House of Representatives passed the Farm Bill by a vote of 308-106, a nearly 4-to-1 margin that led Agriculture Committee chairman Collin Peterson, Minnesota Democrat to remark “After this vote, it's pretty clear we’re going to override the veto.” President Bush said “If this bill makes it to my desk, I will veto it.” [...]
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The Swine Line (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
What a sorry excuse for leadership! On Thursday, May 8, 2008, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and Rep. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.), Chairmen of the Senate and House Agriculture Committees respectively, had spent more than an hour revealing their conference agreement on H.R. 2419, the 2008 Farm Bill. Understandably, since they had shepherded this monstrosity to conclusion, [...]
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Trade Diversion (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
WSJ : A proposal to sweeten government support for American sugar producers is emerging as a major sticking point between Congress and the White House in final negotiations on the farm bill. The initiative is a priority for House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson, a Democrat whose rural Minnesota district is among the nation's top producers of sugar beets. Rep. Peterson is pushing a package...
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 04/25/2008
Congressional negotiators say they have a tentative agreement on a multibillion-dollar farm bill. Minnesota Democrat Collin Peterson, who is chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, says there's no question that Congress can complete the bill by the first...
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DL-Online : Detroit Lakes (Free subscription) | 04/20/2008
Glen Menze says U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson has sold himself as fiscally conservative to his western Minnesota constituents, but his record in Congress does not reflect that. Advertisement: 'Krank It Up' DJ & Karaoke Service Low Rates Great Party Music! Booking now for spring and summer parties. Call today!!! From Detroit Lakes to Park Rapids to Alexandria - Krank It Up is the DJ you want.
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Biofuels Digest (Free subscription) | 04/18/2008
In Washington, negotiations over the stalled Farm Bill have put existing ethanol incentives in peril, according to House Agriculture Committee chairman Collin Peterson. The chairman said that, in order to offset $9.5 billion in increased spending, Senate negotiators had proposed a $0.05 per gallon cut in the ethanol blender tax credit and reductions in other [...]
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Andy's Angle (Free subscription) | 03/13/2008
http://www.buckeyeag.com/PetersonRaw.mp3 Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee Collin Peterson addressed members of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation last evening in Washington. His full comments are available here: Collin Peterson Discusses the Future of the Farm Bill (~15min mp3)
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Andy's Angle (Free subscription) | 03/13/2008
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson made a surprise appearance during Wednesday's OFBF visit to Capitol Hill. The Chairman interrupted comments from fellow Democrat and Ag Committee member Zach Space (OH-18) to report breaking news on the farm bill: "I don't know if I have enough time to explain what's going on," the Chairman explained to chuckles from the crowd. "We're still trying...
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Grain Net (Free subscription) | 03/04/2008
House Ag Committee Chairman Collin Peterson Talks Farm Bill at National Farmers Union ConventionLas Vegas, NV “ House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson March 2 told more than 600 Farmers Union members he is optimistic a farm bill funding agreement will be reached in the coming week and a bill signed into law by mid-April.Peterson, speaking from Washington, DC, gave the keynote address...
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Southwest Farm Press RSS Feed (Free subscription) | 02/15/2008
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson said he and the committee’s ranking member have developed a farm bill with only $6 billion in new spending that President Bush will sign.
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Southeast Farm Press RSS Feed (Free subscription) | 02/15/2008
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson said he and the committee’s ranking member have developed a farm bill with only $6 billion in new spending that President Bush will sign.
