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The Hill: Senate Democrats see farm bill, rural voters as key to 2014 election

Posted Tue, 2013/06/04 - 3:22pm by RCAP

The Hill, a newspaper about happenings on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., has a June 4 article that begins:

Senate Democrats hope to pass a five-year farm bill this week and bolster their appeal with rural voters, who they see as crucial to retaining their majority in 2014.

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EPA’s 2014 budget proposal maintains the strength of core environmental and human-health protections

Posted Thu, 2013/04/25 - 11:09am by RCAP

FY 2014 request focuses on transforming the way EPA does business

WASHINGTON (EPA) – The Obama administration proposed a fiscal year 2014 (FY 2014) budget on April 10 of $8.153 billion for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This request is $296 million below the EPA’s budget for fiscal year 2012.