pat roberts
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Gardner, Bennet find money to keep Amtrak’s Southwest Chief train rolling
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The Southwest Chief passenger train should continue to roll across the West thanks to a Senate appropriations bill led by Colorado Sens. Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner on Wednesday. Amtrak had been considering replacing parts of the train route with bus services. The transportation appropriations bill would include $50 million for track maintenance and safety…
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U.S. Senate Ag Committee’s farm bill draft omits SNAP changes
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The U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee published a draft Friday of its version of the farm bill that funds programs such as food stamps and farm subsidies. But notable in its absence – as compared to the House version rejected on May 18 – is an omission of major changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
