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  • Lawmakers won’t have to disclose the farm subsidies they receive

    01/29/2014 1:10:40 PM PST · by jazusamo · 10 replies
    The Hill ^ | January 29, 2014 | Erik Wasson
    A provision requiring members of Congress and the administration to disclose what crop insurance subsidies they receive was quietly dropped from the farm bill that the House passed on Wednesday. Section 11001 of the House-passed farm bill had a provision that “requires disclosure (by name) of the amount of crop insurance assistance received by Members of Congress, Cabinet Secretaries, and members of their immediate families.” That provision was taken out in closed-door conference negotiations before the bill was released on Monday. The bill cleared the House in less than 72 hours, before many lawmakers had a chance to review it,...