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By Georgia Farm Bureau Eleven members of Georgia’s U.S. Congressional Delegation are recipients of the Friend of Farm Bureau Award recently announced by the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) for the 117th Congress. AFBF announces award recipients toward the end of each Congress to legislators who have a voting record that supports AFBF priority issues during that two-year… Read more »

By Robert King Sep 29, 2022 04:50pm The House passed legislation that imposes new fines on insurers that don’t follow federal mental health pay parity requirements, despite opposition from some in the insurance industry.  Lawmakers voted 220 to 205 on Thursday to pass the Mental Health Matters Act, which also seeks to bolster youth mental health needs. The bill now… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today,Congressman Dan Newhouse (R-WA) introduced the Protect Farmers from the SEC Actalongside more than 80 of his House colleagues in direct response to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed climate disclosure rul, “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors." This proposed rule would effectively… Read more »

By:  Allison Winter Iowa Capital Dispatch WASHINGTON — As lawmakers begin envisioning the next farm bill, some U.S. House Republicans are wary of making climate change a priority for farmers and ranchers. The pushback from Republicans at a Tuesday hearing came as the Biden administration has tried to make significant new investments in climate change… Read more »

POLITICAL INSIDER By Patricia Murphy - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Greg Bluestein - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ATia Mitchell - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 8 hours ago News and analysis from the politics team at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution   President Joe Biden will host the Atlanta Braves at a White House… Read more »

BY: ALLISON WINTER - SEPTEMBER 26, 2022 4:40 AM WASHINGTON —   As lawmakers begin envisioning the next farm bill, some U.S. House Republicans are wary of making climate change a priority for farmers and ranchers. The pushback from Republicans at a Tuesday hearing came as the Biden administration has tried to make significant new investments in climate change… Read more »

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview that the Democrat ESG [Environmental, Social, and Governance] energy agenda is “just wrong” and that a House Republican majority would bring down energy prices. McCarthy spoke to Breitbart News ahead of the unveiling of the House Republican agenda, the Commitment to America. One of the core planks… Read more »

WASHINGTON - Rep. Rick W. Allen, R-Augusta, called a newly unveiled GOP House agenda a common-sense counterpoint to President Joe Biden and the party in power. Rep. Kevin McCarthy unveiled the “Commitment to America” on Friday in the battleground state of Pennsylvania. McCarthy, who is poised to get the speaker’s gavel if Republicans win control of the House in the fall,… Read more »

By Jessica Szilagyi Published 91 Congressional lawmakers recently introduced the “Protect the UNBORN (Undo the Negligent Biden Orders Right Now) Act” to prohibit the implementation of and funding of what they’re calling “President Biden’s pro-abortion Executive Orders.” The initiative follows a letter sent to Biden in July, urging him to… Read more »

WASHINGTON —   As lawmakers begin envisioning the next farm bill, some U.S. House Republicans are wary of making climate change a priority for farmers and ranchers. The pushback from Republicans at a Tuesday hearing came as the Biden administration has tried to make significant new investments in climate change mitigation on farmland, last week announcing 70 pilot projects to… Read more »