Farm Bill in Limbo

Rich Egger — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:14:16 +0000

Congress has less than two weeks to act before the current farm bill expires.

Dozens of federal programs are included in the bill -- everything from crop insurance to food aid for the poor.

Spending on food aid is one of the reasons that House Republican leaders have refused to call the measure for a vote. U-S Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) is among many farm-state politicians of both parties who have been critical of that decision.

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Rich Egger — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:50:17 +0000

Rich Egger's guest is Civil Rights leader C.T. Vivian, who grew up in Macomb. Dr Vivian was back in town to speak at the Dealing With Difference Institute at Western Illinois University.

Vivian was a close friend of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. and worked alongside him during the American Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and '60s. He said the world does not change unless people get involved.

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Farm Bill in Limbo

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