What’s in Congress’ budget deal, and what isn’t?

House Budget Chairman Ryan and Senate Budget ChairmanPatty Murray announce the budget dealWith great aplomb, the media has been in a frenzy to report the new and seemingly unprecedented progress of Congressional budget talks.  Indeed, last week the House overwhelmingly approved (332-94) a two-year budget blueprint that will set the stage for the final weeks of negotiation at the start of the New Year.  The Members of the House who opposed...

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Farm Bill Update from NSAC

Last week, we posted an update on the Farm Bill that focused largely on the Nutrition section of the bill. On Friday, the National Sustainable Agriculture blog had a helpful piece on of our other concerns in Farm Bill negotiations.  Read it all here or see the Farm Bill excerpts below:Farm Bill and Budget Deal Moving ForwardDecember 13th, 2013Farm BillBehind closed door action on the farm bill this week did not yield the expected announcement...

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Moral Mondays and the movement to break boundaries

Moral MondaysNorth Carolina civil disobedience movement recalls, reaffirms Mandela’s legacyPublished by the Presbyterian News Serviceby Emily Enders Odom, Communications Associate Members of Salem and New Hope presbyteries gathered on Moral Monday. From left to right: Alice Geils Nord, Bernie Nord, Bob Brizendine and Paula Applegate. —Mindy DouglasEvery Monday for the past eight months, like clockwork, the Rev. Frank...

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Interfaith Call-in Day to Prevent Gun Violence

December 14th is the one-year anniversary of the tragedy in Newtown.  Since then, federal lawmakers have failed to make any progress toward curbing the scourge of gun violence in this nation.  We call on our leaders and say:Enough pain. Enough despair. Enough injustice. Enough inaction. Sam Sanders 0 0 2013-11-21T00:35:00Z 2013-11-21T00:35:00Z 1 94 537 PCUSA 4 1 630 14.0 Normal 0 false false false...

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