Budget cuts loom over 1995 farm policy debate
Washington officials and lawmakers warn the 1995 farm bill faces substantial reform as budgets pressures push toward market-driven income and smaller safety nets. Sen. Leahy and Sen. Lugar urge restraint, while administration allies resist deep cuts to subsidies and conservation payments.
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Richard E. Rominger
National Farmers Union
Milwaukee
Patrick J. Leahy
Agriculture Committee
Leahy
Richard G. Lugar
R-Ind
Budget Committee
Lugar
American Farm Bureau Federation
Conservation Reserve
David C. Lyons
Louis Dreyfus Corp
Clinton accuses GOP plan of harming poor kids and schools
President Clinton in a radio address denounced the GOP tax plan for favoring the rich and cutting social welfare, promising continued support for subsidized school lunches and anti drug policies in schools. He urged lawmakers to resist reductions and highlighted closing 1,200 unneeded Agriculture Department offices to shrink bureaucracy while protecting programs for children.
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Washington
America
Congress
National League of Cities
National Board of the Parents and Teachers Assn
Clin
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Agriculture Department
Scott Klug
R-Wis
GOP
Klug
Hair shaved in show of support for Hodgkin's disease
Columbia County under sheriff and three deputies shaved their heads to support Sheriff Jim LaTour after he revealed Hodgkin's disease. They pledged to continue shaving until his hair regrows, anticipated in late July or early August.
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Dayton, Walsh
Columbia County
Ber
Jim LaTour
LaTour
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