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May 15, 2008
SENATOR CHAMBLISS ANNOUNCES NBAF PROVISION INCLUDED IN FARM BILL
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate today overwhelmingly approved the bipartisan farm bill conference report, coauthored by U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., Ranking Republican Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee. The farm bill, titled the “Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008,” includes a provision that instructs the Secretary of Agriculture to issue a permit to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for the study o...
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May 15, 2008
CHAMBLISS PRAISES STRONG SENATE VOTE IN SUPPORT OF FARM BILL
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate today overwhelmingly approved the bipartisan farm bill conference report, coauthored by U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.), Ranking Republican Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee. The farm bill, titled the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, includes the most significant reforms to payment limitations in the history of American farm policy, as well as increased funding for nutrition, energy, sp...
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Transition to Digital Television; Are You Ready?
Television stations around the nation are beginning to transition from analog signals to broadcasting in the digital format. By February 17, 2009 all full power television stations will have made the switch to digital and will begin to deliver higher quality pictures and sound and offer more programming choices.
Implementing this switch to all-digital broadcasting will free up our nation's spectrum and give much needed communications ...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
The Senate will convene at 10:00am and will proceed to a period of morning business until 12:00pm. Following morning business, the Senate will proceed to executive session to consider Executive Calendar #537, Michael G. McGinn, of Minnesota, to be United States Marshal for the District of Minnesota; Executive Calendar #538, Ralph E. Martinez, of Florida, to be Member of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission; and Executive Calendar #574, G. Steven Agee, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit.
At 2:30pm, the Senate will proceed to a Roll Call Vote on the nomination Steven Agee to be U.S. Circuit Judge. Following that vote, the Senate is expected to turn to the consideration of the house message to accompany HR 2642, the War Supplemental bill.
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