NW lawmakers split on farm bill
kmtr.com     May 15, 2008            

WASHINGTON (AP) - Northwest lawmakers were split today as the House passed a $290 billion farm bill that offers more subsidies for farmers and food stamps for the poor and $170 million for the disaster-plagued Pacific Coast salmon fishing industry. Eleven of 16 House members from Oregon,... [read full story]                    


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