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Feinstein, Snowe, Bingaman introduce bill to lower energy costs

U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) and Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) introduced legislation today to cut Americans’ energy bills, catalyze the construction industry, reduce pollution and secure the nation’s energy future. The Cut Energy Bills at Home Act provides a 30 percent tax credit for Americans to reduce their energy consumption and costs by making their homes energy efficient. Read more>>

Environmental, taxpayer, and free enterprise advocates join Blumenauer to release reform proposals for the Farm Bill

Leaders from the environmental, taxpayer and free enterprise communities joined Rep. Earl Blumenauer to unveil a vision for common-sense reforms to the Farm Bill. The report, titled Growing Opportunities: Family Farm Values for Reforming the Farm Bill, offers a roadmap to wiser use of taxpayer dollars to support small and medium farmers and ranchers while cutting wasteful spending in the form of handouts to big agribusinesses. Read more>>