Topic: Collin Peterson
Reuters US Online Report Politics News | 2010-03-03 21:13:40
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A central Congressional player in financial reform legislation on Wednesday said he is willing to close a potential loophole that might allow big derivatives traders to avoid public scrutiny of their deals. "I don't want to let the financial guys off the hook," House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson told reporters, acknowledging that the House version of ...
AP News | 2010-02-10 22:43:15
<div id="subtitle">History, politics suggest trouble for administration plan to cut subsidies for wealthy farmers</div><div><p>If history and the political lineup are any guides, President Barack Obama's latest effort to cut subsidies for wealthy farmers likely will fare no better than his first try — or his predecessor ...
AP News | 2010-02-10 10:13:37
FILE -- In a May 14, 2008 file photo House Agriculture Committee Chairman, Rep. Collin C. Peterson, D-Minn., calls on a reporter during a news conference after the House approved the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008, in Washington. Peterson ...
Reuters US Online Report Top News | 2009-12-17 18:01:14
<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Struggling U.S. dairy farmers, who have seen milk prices plunge 30 percent since 2008, will receive a one-time subsidy payment, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Thursday.</p><p>Milk producers that qualify will receive about 32 cents per hundredweight (100 lbs), according to USDA, with ...
