Representatives React to 2013 Farm Bill
Representatives recently went on the record defending and attacking the 2013 Farm Bill. The bill is a controversial attempt by Republicans to sidestep divisive debates over food stamps and nutritional…
Kristi Noem Talks Farm Bill
South Dakota Representative Kristi Noem used her appearance at the state’s Stock Show to address the failed 2012 Farm Bill and the current efforts to restart the failed farm bill…
Farm Bill Fight Reveals Regional Divide
The struggle to pass the 2012 Farm Bill (a struggle that is on hiatus while Congress remains in recess) is revealing deep regional divides across the U.S. and is forcing…
Noem Asks for Farm Bill Help
South Dakota Representative Kristi Noem recently reached out to President Barack Obama, asking him for help passing the stalled Farm Bill. For the last several months, the 2012 Farm Bill…
Noem Responds to Vilsack Blog Post
Earlier this month, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack posted a frank denial of a U.S. Department of Agriculture or Environmental Protection Agency plot to increase regulation of coarse particulate matter…
House Blocks Dust Rule
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating dust pollution, despite that same agency’s repeated claims that is has no interest…
South Dakota Politicians Discuss Farm Bill
Earlier this week, South Dakota Senator John Thune and South Dakota Representative-at-large Kristi Noem discussed the upcoming Farm Bill. The long anticipated 2012 Farm Bill, which will replace the nearly…