Capitol Hill Update, 20 May, 2013House & Senate/Schedule: Both chambers are in session this week, and will then be out of town next week for Memorial Day.  After the break, the House and Senate will both return to town on June 3rd for a grueling four-week stretch.

Capitol Hill Update, 13 May, 2013

Capitol Hill Update, 6 May, 2013

Americans involved in agriculture are no longer the tenant farmers and sharecroppers of days past. I’ve yet to hear of a “disaster harvest” which forces the sale of the family cow. Banks are not repossessing their land, and the range wars between farmers and ranchers have long ended.

FreedomWorks has signed onto the following coalition letter in support of the Crop Insurance Subsidy Reform Act:Dear Member of Congress,

FreedomWorks has signed onto the following coalition letter on reforming food stamps and other nutrition entitlement programs in the Farm Bill.An Open Letter to the United States Congress:Reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by including Taxpayer Protections!

Last week, while the Fiscal Cliff blamefest was dominating the headlines, another January 1, 2013 crisis was revealed - the so-called Milk Cliff. As explained at Breitbart.com,

FreedomWorks has signed onto the following coalition letter:Taxpayers Won't Harvest Farm Bill SavingsDecember 7, 2012Dear Member of Congress,