In the past week, North Carolina Senators Kay Hagan and Richard Burr have weighed in on the Obama administration decision to hold a trial for terrorists linked to the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City.
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This weekend I wrote about S 510, the food safety bill moving in the U.S. Senate. (Click here for that.) The Senate’s HELP Committee passed the bill yesterday. From the DesMoines Register:
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From a story in Sunday's paper:There’s no need to wonder where the collard greens or tomatoes came from that are on sale at Whitaker Farms’ stall at the Piedmont Triad Farmers Market.
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I spoke with U.S. Sen. Richard Burr yesterday about health care and food security for a couple of stories I’m working on. We finished up our conversation talking about his vote on the Franken amendment.For those who need the back story:
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It’s time to round up the flotsam that’s been meandering through the political jet stream this past week as I’ve been, um, distracted…yeah, that’s the ticket.
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The Senate Finance Committee rolled out its long-awaited health care bill today. Once it is vetted by the full committee, it will be mashed together with the bill from the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, where North...
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Sens. Richard Burr, a Winston-Salem Republican, and Kay Hagan, a Greensboro Democrat, have been making the rounds during Congress’ August recess. And pretty much anywhere they go, the senators are talking health care.
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