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5 Apr 2024, 6:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal From Pizzagate to the 2020 Election: Forcing liars to pay or apologize Las Vegas Sun – Elizabeth Williamson (New York Times) | Published: 4/2/2024 Michael Gottlieb, a partner at the firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher and a former associate counsel in the Obama White House, is at the forefront of a small but growing cadre of lawyers deploying defamation, one of the oldest areas of the law, as a weapon against a tide of political disinformation. [read post]
7 Jul 2022, 9:58 am by Jane Turner
She helped to draft and pass Peace Corps reform legislation, The Sam Farr and Nick Castle Peace Corps Reform Act of 2018. [read post]
9 Mar 2021, 6:00 am by Ana Popovich
”  The bill builds on the Sam Farr and Nick Castle Peace Corps Reform Act of 2018 and the Kate Puzey Peace Corps Volunteer Protection Act of 2011 and “currently awaits action by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs,” the press release states. [read post]
3 Jan 2017, 5:48 am by Michael Markarian
., Sam Farr, D-Calif., Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Mike Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., Chris Smith, R-N.J., Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., and Grace Meng, D-N.Y. [read post]
19 Apr 2016, 11:22 am by Michael Markarian
Sam Farr, D-Calif., and Charlie Dent, R-Pa., securing enough votes to pass their amendment dealing with horse slaughter for human consumption. [read post]
19 Jan 2016, 1:59 pm by Michael Markarian
Sam Farr, D-Calif., Frank Guinta, R-N.H., Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., and Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-N.M. [read post]
23 Nov 2015, 6:59 am by Michael Markarian
Congressman Sam Farr, D-Calif., and Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-N.M., also weighed in, requesting information on how the agency plans to recover the approximately $140,000 it spent in taxpayer funding transporting horses to Tom Davis. [read post]
17 Nov 2015, 10:02 pm by News Desk
Here are the scores for some members of Congress Food Safety News regularly follows: Robert Aderholt (R-AL): 38 (up from 0) Roy Blunt (R-MO): 40 (up from 17) Thad Cochran (R-MS): 57 (up from 50) Susan Collins (R-ME): 88 (up from 75) Rosa DeLauro (D-CT): 100 (up from 96) Sam Farr (D-CA): 86 (up from 80) Dianne Feinstein (D-CA): 89 Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY): 100 (up from 85) Collin Peterson (D-MN-7): 45 (up from 39) Frank Lucas (R-OK): 18 (up from 17) Chellie Pingree… [read post]
9 Jul 2015, 1:21 pm by Michael Markarian
Sam Farr, D-Calif., resulted in a tie vote, 24-24, with the measure not passing. [read post]
8 Jul 2015, 10:01 pm by Lydia Zuraw
Sam Farr’s (D-CA) amendment to ban horse slaughter, which has been added to the ag appropriations bill in previous years, failed to pass the committee. [read post]
26 Feb 2015, 10:03 pm by Lydia Zuraw
Sam Farr (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and David Valadao (R-CA) expressed concerns that small beef and chicken producers might not have access to inspected slaughterhouses. [read post]
4 Feb 2015, 2:40 pm by Nancy E. Halpern, DVM, Esq.
I therefore charge everyone reading this post to do at least one of the following right now: Use social media to let the University of Minnesota’s President Kaler (@PrezKaler), University of Wisconsin’s Chancellor Blank (@BeckyBlank) and NIH’s director (@NIHDirector) know that you support the life-saving research that is going on in their animal research labs.Click here to tweet your support to President KalerClick here to tweet your support to Chancellor BlankClick here to tweet… [read post]
21 Jan 2015, 7:57 am by Michael Markarian
Editor's note: This post was originally published at 7:34 p.m. on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 As the gavel comes down on the 113th Congress (which spanned January 2013 to December 2014), and the new 114th Congress begins its work today, it’s a good time to take stock of what was achieved and what lies ahead for animals in the New Year. [read post]
11 Jan 2015, 10:02 am by Jon Gelman
Michael Rucka was honored by Congressman Sam Farr in remarks before the US Congress. [read post]
6 Jan 2015, 4:34 pm by Michael Markarian
As the gavel comes down on the 113th Congress (which spanned January 2013 to December 2014) and the new 114th Congress begins its work today, it’s a good time to take stock of what was achieved and what lies ahead for animals in the New Year. [read post]
1 Oct 2014, 10:04 pm by News Desk
In August, Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Sam Farr (D-CA) called on the Office of Management and Budget and the Department of Health and Human Services to request “much higher budget authority” for FSMA implementation in the president’s FY 2016 budget rather than continuing to consider user fees as a funding source. [read post]