My Thursday column: A different way for fixing the federal budget - Salem Statesman Journal, March 29, 2012By Dick Hughes Here is the current draft of my Thursday column, subject to updating: Democratic Rep. Kurt Schrader doesn’t have kind words for the House Republicans’ budget proposal. No surprise ther... Read MoreThe return of Simpson-Bowles - CNN.com, March 28, 2012By Charles Riley More than a year has passed since the ambitious Simpson-Bowles deficit reduction plan went down in flames. In December of 2010, the plan fell short of the 14 votes required for the c... Read MoreSchrader Statement on Failure of Only Bipartisan Budget ProposalCongressman Kurt Schrader tonight released the following statement following the House of Representatives vote regarding budget proposals for Fiscal Year 2013. Schrader joined Reps. Cooper (D-TN), La... Read MoreCongress Mulls Law on Cages for Chickens - The Poultry Site, March 27, 2012Congress is considering new rules for chicken housing, and the plan hatched in Arizona is an unprecedented compromise between egg producers and animal-rights activists. According to AZCentral.com, th... Read MoreHouse centrists to offer Bowles-Simpson plan as budget substitute - The Hill, March 27, 2012By Erik Wasson A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House will offer a budget plan Thursday based on the recommendations of President Obama's fiscal commission. The group, led by Reps. Jim Cooper (... Read MoreGroup Backs Simpson-Bowles Plan - Wall Street Journal.com, March 27, 2012By Damian Paletta House Members' Bid to Cut Deficit Looks a Long Shot but May Test Congress's Resolve for Budget Deal A small bipartisan group of House lawmakers, bucking their Democratic and Republi... Read MoreSimpson-Bowles Could Get House Floor Vote - Talking Points Memo.com, March 27, 2012By Brian Beutler Members of Congress from both parties like to lament the opportunity missed when President Obama didn’t embrace the budget plan his deficit-reduction committee co-chairs Alan Simpson... Read MoreReps. Schrader, Cooper, LaTourette, Bass, Quigley, Reed Introduce Simpson-Bowles BudgetBipartisan proposal would cut deficit by more than $4 trillion over 10 years Read MoreTimber counties plan uncertain in Congress - KATU.com, March 23, 2012More details have come out about a proposal to increase logging on certain federal lands in Oregon to help struggling timber counties, but the idea's future in Congress remains uncertain. The proposa... Read MoreSchrader Supports Meeting With Commodity Futures Trading Commission Regarding Spike In Oil PricesCongressman Kurt Schrader today supported industry associations in requesting a meeting with the Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee (EEMAC) to address "excessive speculation and mani... Read More |