Lawmakers Agree to 7 Billion Farm Bailout in Budget Plan
Negotiators announced a 7 billion dollar farm bailout in a 1.8 trillion spending package for the 2001 budget year. The package would provide 5.5 billion for direct payments to grain and cotton producers with market-transition contracts and 1.64 billion for other commodities, pending congressional legislation.
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White House and senators strike deal on transplant reform
A bipartisan agreement crafted by the Clinton administration and Sens. Bill Frist and Edward Kennedy would establish a federal framework to resolve organ allocation disputes and create outside expert mediation. The Senate committee approved the measure, but differences with the House bill require a conference, with a veto possible from the president.
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South Carolina Senate votes to remove Confederate flag
South Carolina state senators approve a bill to take the Confederate flag from the Statehouse dome 36-7. The flag would be relocated behind a monument on grounds and flown on a 20 foot pole, with Confederate banners removed from chambers and protections for related monuments.
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