GOP Leaders Back Ethanol Subsidy In Highway Bill Fight
House Speaker Newt Gingrich pushes to add Sen Grassley’s seven year extension of the ethanol tax credit to the highway bill. The plan faces opposition from Bill Archer as lawmakers seek conferees for the final pact.
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Harkin calls for national grain transport plan
Senator Tom Harkin urges a nationwide plan for Upper Mississippi grain movement as bumper crops strain rail and barge capacity. He blames mergers shrinking major rail lines from 31 to nine and says farmers bear the cost. Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman backs an early warning system and a heartland summit to address deteriorating infrastructure.
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