Its now official Kathleen Sebelius is the former head of the department of health and human services. The president making it official just a short while ago. The president has nominated the current head of the office of management and budget. Libby casey it happens like that in the city, the secretary forced out. That is the question on everybodys mind. It seems like Kathleen Sebelius planned her exit. She told the president she planned to step down after the rollout of the Affordable Care act. There was some conflict between her and some members of congress, because they saw her as a bit of a lightning bolt. But the president emphasized today all of the success the secretary sa bealia had during her tenure. She was there for the entire of the development, the passive, the fight that the Obama Administration waged to make it become law, and thats what the president focused on today. But under kathleens leadership, her team at hhs turned the corner, got it fixed, got the job done, and
Or should it . Your calls and comments. You can join in on the conversation. 5853881, the line for republicans and 2025853880 for democrats. If youre an independent, the number to call is 2025853882. You can also join in on wj ebook or twitter at cspan or send us a tweet. Based on the comments of the new Homeland Security secretary jay johnson who spoke on friday, immigration stirs the old fight. The houses retreat on legislation puts pressure on the white house to stem Record Number of deportations. The piece by Laura Meckler reveals the house retreat may produce an unintended ripple in the form of increased pressure by the president to unilaterally stem his record setting rate of deportations. The matter has long been a source of tension between the obama mention and many immigrant right groups. These groups who are central to the liberal side of the immigration debate are furious at the administration for deporting people who could legally stay in the u. S. Under legislation that th
Kentucky is an interesting state with respect to the oil and gas industry. Historically there has been a fair amount of conventional (vertical only) drilling for oil and gas in the state. Over the past few years there have been a number of gas and petrochemical projects in the state (see our Kentucky stories here).
Many farmers and ranchers in drought-ridden New Mexico are making improvements to their irrigation systems this spring, while also keeping an eye on the 2023 Farm Bill. The bill, reauthorized by Congress every five years, has always been about fair food prices for farmers and consumers, and maintaining a sufficient food supply. The focus was initially on commodity crops such as corn, wheat and soybeans - but has grown to fund farm subsidies, low-income food assistance programs and conservation projects. .
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced two federal grants aimed at helping farmers reduce soil erosion in Iowa and other Midwest states. In addition to benefiting the land, farmers could see another revenue stream from adding a crop which has not been profitable in the past. Jacqueline Comito, research manager for Iowa Learning Farms, said the state will get $540,000 from the U.S. .