agriculture spending

The U.S. House will vote today on an agriculture spending bill that includes $350 million in new aid for struggling dairy farmers. Wisconsin Senate Democrat Herb Kohl and House Appropriations Chairman David Obey of Wausau helped convince a conference panel to budget the emergency...

Democrats Herb Kohl and Russ Feingold were in the majority Tuesday, when the Senate approved a $124 billion agriculture spending bill on an 80-17 vote. More than two-thirds of the package is for domestic food programs, including $61 billion for food stamps which would make millions...