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[North Carolina] Tar Heel lawmakers gird for tobacco fight

The U.S. Senate this week has started to fine-tune the huge, new five-year farm bill, working through votes on a series of amendments that will include a proposal to eliminate federal subsidies for tobacco insurance.
Raleigh (NC) News & Observer
added May 23, 2013 03:43
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White House urges Senate to cut crop insurance in farm bill

The U.S. Senate should cut crop insurance subsidies, the most expensive part of the farm safety net, by $1 billion a year before it passes the new farm bill, the White House said on Monday.
Reuters
added May 22, 2013 19:45
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FABER: Tobacco Subsidies are Smoking Gun

Like most of us, McCain thought the U.S. stopped subsidizing tobacco after the famed “tobacco” buy-out in 2004. Fact is, between 1995 and 2011, taxpayers gave tobacco farmers another $276 million in crop insurance subsidies – on top of $1.3 billion in ot
Environmental Working Group
added May 22, 2013 19:43
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Senate debating federal dollars for crop insurance

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., offered the first crop insurance amendment Monday, proposing an end to $33 million a year in insurance policies for tobacco farmers ... "It turns out Joe Camel's nose has been under the tent this whole time in terms of crop ins
AP - Associated Press
added May 22, 2013 18:52
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Senate kicks off farm bill debate with crop insurance amendment

The Senate began debate today on a five-year farm bill (S.954) with an amendment being offered to end subsidized crop insurance for tobacco companies.
Agri-Pulse
added May 22, 2013 18:50
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FEINSTEIN, McCAIN: END TAXPAYER SUBSIDIES FOR TOBACCO INSURANCE

Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and John McCain (R-Arizona) today introduced an amendment to the Senate farm bill to eliminate taxpayer subsidized crop insurance for tobacco production. The amendment, which saves $333 million over the next decade, d
US Senator John McCain
added May 22, 2013 18:43
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[Kentucky] Bid to end crop insurance subsidy for tobacco worries burley growers

Kentucky tobacco growers are up in arms over a new proposal to eliminate federal crop insurance programs for tobacco. On Monday, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., introduced an amendment to the 2013 Farm Bill to drop the ei
Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader
added May 22, 2013 18:35
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[North Carolina] As farm bill debate looms, Tarheel lawmakers gird for fight over tobacco

The U.S. Senate this week has started to fine-tune the huge, new five-year farm bill, working through votes on a series of amendments that will include a proposal to eliminate federal subsidies for tobacco insurance. North Carolina is the nation’s No. 1
Rock Hill (SC) Herald
added May 22, 2013 08:27
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[New York] Toe to toe with Big Tobacco: Cayuga County youths confront Phillip Morris execs in NYC

Anti-tobacco youth groups from across the country met face-to-face with executives and shareholders of tobacco manufacturer Phillip Morris International in New York City May 8. Among those in attendance were Matthew Jones, of Auburn, and Adrianna Greco,
Auburn (NY) Citizen
added May 22, 2013 08:03
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[Africa, Zimbabwe] Tobacco sales generate $500m

THE value of the tobacco crop delivered to the country’s auction floors has inched closer to the half a billion dollar mark as the cash crop consolidates its position as one of the top foreign currency earners, official figures have shown Statistics prov
Newsday (zw)
added May 22, 2013 08:00
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