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New U-S Congress Takes Oath of Office; Bustos Joins Loebsack

By on January 3, 2013
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THE 113TH U-S CONGRESS WAS SWORN IN LATE THIS MORNING AND WE ASKED OUR LOCAL CONGRESSMAN…DAVE LOEBSACK ABOUT THE TEMPORARY NEW FARM BILL…　

A BILL HE SAYS WILL KEEP MILK PRICES DOWN, BUT WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY JUST AN EXTENSION OF THE FARM BILL THAT WAS ALREADY IN PLACE.   LOEBSACK SAYS THE PASSAGE OF TAX CREDITS FOR ETHANOL…OTHER BIO FUELS…AND WIND ENERGY PRODUCTION IS ALL GOOD.  THE SECOND DISTRICT DEMOCRAT SAYS A LOT OF CHALLENGES REMAIN…NOT THE LEAST OF WHICH IS ANOTHER SO-CALLED FISCAL CLIFF.

 

LOEBSACK SAYS HIS ILLINOIS COUNTERPART…17TH DISTRICT NEWCOMER CHERI BUSTOS…WILL FIND A WILLING PARTNER IN HIM.  THE 17TH DISTRICT COVERS MOST OF WEST-CENTRAL ILLINOIS.