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July 23, 2014

Senator Cochran questions EPA, Clean Water Act impact on agricultural and rural economies

Cochran: Waters of the U.S. Rule a Source of Uncertainty, Anxiety & Distrust for Rural Areas, Farmers EPA Administrator Accepts Ag Committee Republicans’ Invitation to Discuss EPA Regulatory Impact on Rural America WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today continued to raise red flags about the…
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July 23, 2014

TANF drug testing law draws critics

Public speaks on Mississippi welfare drug tests JACKSON – A Mississippi agency should be cautious in carrying out a new welfare drug-testing law and should not set administrative rules that could penalize an entire household for one person’s behavior, advocates for civil liberties and poor people told officials Tuesday. More than a dozen people spoke…