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RCAP Executive Director testifies on Capitol Hill

Posted Thu, 2012/04/26 - 11:04am by RCAP

RCAP Executive Director Robert Stewart testified April 25 before the House Rural Development, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee of the Agriculture Committee. The subcommittee hosted the first in a series of hearings on the upcoming Farm Bill reauthorization. There were two panels focusing on the programs in the Rural Development Title.

RCAP sends letters to subcommittees on budget proposals

Posted Mon, 2011/03/07 - 11:06am by RCAP

As Congress debates the federal budget for the remainder of this fiscal year and the next, RCAP is working to ensure that small water and wastewater systems are not left to fend for themselves. RCAP supports continued investment in the federal programs that enable rural communities to provide clean, affordable water to their residents. One such program that is on the chopping block is the EPA’s fund for technical assistance to small water and wastewater systems.

change.org: Tell the House of Representatives to ditch bottled water and save taxpayer dollars

Posted Wed, 2011/01/19 - 12:32pm by RCAP

The text below was taken from a page on change.org.

Targeting: The U.S. House of Representatives and Speaker of the House John Boehner

Started by: Corporate Accountability International

The new Speaker of the House John Boehner recently made waves with his intention to cut $35 million of bloated spending from the U.S. House of Representatives' budget.