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  <title>Open Congress : News Articles for H.R.872 Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011</title>
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  <updated>2012-07-23T09:13:50Z</updated>
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  <entry>
    <title>Swingle participates in Day on the Hill</title>
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    <updated>2012-07-23T09:13:50Z</updated>
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1381), and H.R. 872, the Reducing the Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011. &quot;We take this opportunity very seriously, as the decisions being made in Washington are sure to affect us for years to come,&quot; said Swingle President John Gibson. &quot;Our goal is for the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lawnandlandscape.com/Article.aspx?article_id=130568&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Swingle Lawn, Tree &amp; Landscape Care Participates in PLANET's Legislative Day on Capitol Hill</title>
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    <updated>2012-07-19T20:38:36Z</updated>
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1381), and H.R. 872, the Reducing the Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011. &quot;We take this opportunity very seriously, as the decisions being made in Washington are sure to affect us for years to come,&quot; said Swingle President John Gibson. &quot;Our goal is ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://green.tmcnet.com/news/2012/07/19/6450567.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Swingle Lawn, Tree &amp; Landscape Care Participates in PLANET&#8217;s Legislative Day on Capitol Hill</title>
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    <updated>2012-07-19T18:15:26Z</updated>
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1381), and H.R. 872, the Reducing the Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011. &#8220;We take this opportunity very seriously, as the decisions being made in Washington are sure to affect us for years to come,&#8221; said Swingle President John Gibson. &#8220;Our goal is for .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.yahoo.com/swingle-lawn-tree-landscape-care-participates-planet-legislative-215626433.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bipartisan Farm Bill is right for Arkansas</title>
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    <updated>2012-07-17T13:02:51Z</updated>
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Included in the Farm Bill is language from H.R. 872, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act. This common-sense piece of legislation streamlines the permitting process for pesticides by eliminating a multi-tiered regulatory scheme that burdens our farmers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.paragoulddailypress.com/articles/2012/07/17/opinion/doc50048a448decd354945242.txt&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Crawford: Agriculture Committee Approves Bipartisan Farm Bill</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-07-13:/commentary/16608155</id>
    <updated>2012-07-13T10:51:35Z</updated>
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which improves program delivery to producers and saves taxpayers more than $6 billion. * FARRM provides regulatory relief, including H.R. 872, to mitigate burdens farmers, ranchers, and rural communities face.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=350221&amp;amp;type=propertycasualty&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Crawford: Agriculture Committee Approves Bipartisan Farm Bill</title>
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    <updated>2012-07-13T09:25:41Z</updated>
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which improves program delivery to producers and saves taxpayers more than $6 billion. * FARRM provides regulatory relief, including H.R. 872, to mitigate burdens farmers, ranchers, and rural communities face.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=350221&amp;amp;type=newswires&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congressman Berg: Ag Committee Approval of House Farm Bill a Big Step Forward for North Dakota</title>
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    <updated>2012-07-13T03:27:46Z</updated>
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which improves program delivery to producers and saves taxpayers more than $6 billion. * FARRM provides regulatory relief, including H.R. 872, to mitigate burdens farmers, ranchers, and rural communities face.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=350177&amp;amp;type=newswires&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>As Farm Bill Draft is Considered, Donnelly Highlights Issues Important to Hoosier Farmers</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-07-11:/commentary/16842332</id>
    <updated>2012-07-11T15:11:39Z</updated>
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I have listened to many constituents express the need to eliminate unnecessary and duplicative regulations, and as a result, I was encouraged by your inclusion in the draft Farm Bill of the legislative text of a bill I support, H.R. 872, The Reducing ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=349866&amp;amp;type=healthcarereform&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>As Farm Bill Draft is Considered, Donnelly Highlights Issues Important to Hoosier Farmers</title>
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    <updated>2012-07-11T13:38:36Z</updated>
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I have listened to many constituents express the need to eliminate unnecessary and duplicative regulations, and as a result, I was encouraged by your inclusion in the draft Farm Bill of the legislative text of a bill I support, H.R. 872, The Reducing ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=349866&amp;amp;type=propertycasualty&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>One-size-fits-all Farm Bill is wrong approach</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-07-09:/commentary/16510446</id>
    <updated>2012-07-09T18:55:56Z</updated>
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Early in the 112th Congress, the House passed H.R. 872, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011, by an overwhelming majority. This common-sense piece of legislation streamlines the permitting process for pesticides by eliminating a multi-tiered ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-a-budget/236749-one-size-fits-all-farm-bill-is-wrong-approach&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Crawford Statement on Farm Bill Draft Release</title>
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    <updated>2012-07-08T00:41:54Z</updated>
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which improves program delivery to producers and saves taxpayers more than $6 billion. * FARRM provides regulatory relief, including H.R. 872, to mitigate burdens farmers, ranchers, and rural communities face.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=349434&amp;amp;type=newswires&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Crawford Statement on Farm Bill Draft Release</title>
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    <updated>2012-07-07T06:48:10Z</updated>
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which improves program delivery to producers and saves taxpayers more than $6 billion. - FARRM provides regulatory relief, including H.R. 872, to mitigate burdens farmers, ranchers, and rural communities face.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=349409&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House draft farm bill strikes &quot;fresh&quot; from signature program</title>
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    <updated>2012-07-06T08:00:56Z</updated>
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FARRM provides regulatory relief, including H.R. 872, to mitigate burdens farmers, ranchers, and rural communities face. The House Agriculture Committee will consider the legislation during a business meeting scheduled for Wednesday, July 11. A summary of &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thepacker.com/opinion/fresh-talk-blog/House-draft-farm-bill-strikes-fresh-from-signature-program-161549245.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>STATEMENT FROM CONGRESSMAN RICK BERG ON INTRODUCTION OF HOUSE FARM BILL</title>
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    <updated>2012-07-06T06:35:02Z</updated>
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FARRM consolidates 23 conservation programs into 13, which improves program delivery to producers and saves taxpayers more than $6 billion. FARRM provides regulatory relief, including H.R. 872, to mitigate burdens farmers, ranchers, and rural communities f&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=349316&amp;amp;type=newswires&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Working Through the House Farm Bill</title>
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    <updated>2012-07-06T06:20:43Z</updated>
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In announcing the farm bill, one provision highlighted by the Committee provides regulatory relief. Essentially, the Committee is rolling H.R. 872 - the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act - into this version of the Farm Bill. That measured passed the House in&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://farmfutures.com/story.aspx/working-through-house-farm-bill-17/61236&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House draft farm bill strikes &quot;fresh&quot; from signature program</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-07-05:/commentary/16842333</id>
    <updated>2012-07-05T19:57:57Z</updated>
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FARRM provides regulatory relief, including H.R. 872, to mitigate burdens farmers, ranchers, and rural communities face. The House Agriculture Committee will consider the legislation during a business meeting scheduled for Wednesday, July 11.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thepacker.com/opinion/fresh-talk-blog/161549245.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Take Action! New Farm Bill Amendments Attack Your Health and Environment</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-06-18:/commentary/16029560</id>
    <updated>2012-06-18T11:21:14Z</updated>
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This week the 2012 Farm Bill will be introduced to the Senate floor where measures to attack environmental laws have been added unceremoniously to the bill, including the controversial H.R. 872, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act, which seeks to undermine ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.enewspf.com/latest-news/science-a-environmental/34312-take-action-new-farm-bill-amendments-attack-your-health-and-environment.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>250+ amendments filed, Senate leaders look for Farm Bill path</title>
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    <updated>2012-06-18T10:59:46Z</updated>
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NAWG is actively supporting an amendment, from Sens. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), to add the provisions of H.R. 872 to the Senate farm bill legislation. That amendment would clarify pesticide permitting requirements under the Clean Water ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wlox.com/story/18814480/250-amendments-filed-senate-leaders-look-for-farm-bill-path&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Hawaii&#8217;s Oversight of Pesticides Permits Scrutinized for Undue Industry Influence</title>
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    <updated>2012-06-06T08:43:40Z</updated>
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For example, H.R. 872, &#8220;Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011,&#8221; which passed the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate Agriculture Committee, seeks to revoke EPA&#8217;s authority to require permits for pesticide discharges into waterways &#8211;an ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.enewspf.com/latest-news/science-a-environmental/34010-hawaiis-oversight-of-pesticides-permits-scrutinized-for-undue-industry-influence.html?tmpl=component&amp;amp;page=&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Hawaii&#8217;s Oversight of Pesticides Permits Scrutinized for Undue Industry Influence</title>
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    <updated>2012-06-05T19:57:44Z</updated>
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For example, H.R. 872, &#8220;Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011,&#8221; which passed the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate Agriculture Committee, seeks to revoke EPA&#8217;s authority to require permits for pesticide discharges into waterways &#8211;an ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.enewspf.com/latest-news/science-a-environmental/34010-hawaiis-oversight-of-pesticides-permits-scrutinized-for-undue-industry-influence.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Report Puts Potomac River as 'Most Endangered,' Highlights Why Clean Water Protections Critical</title>
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    <updated>2012-05-16T11:46:03Z</updated>
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The bill H.R. 872, &#8220;Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011,&#8221; seeks to revoke EPA&#8217;s authority to require permits for pesticide discharges into waterways and passed in the U.S. House of Representatives, an attempt to reverse a 2009 federal court order&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.enewspf.com/latest-news/science-a-environmental/33474-report-puts-potomac-river-as-most-endangered-highlights-why-clean-water-protections-critical.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Our Most Endangered River? In the Shadow of the Capital</title>
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    <updated>2012-05-16T11:24:35Z</updated>
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H.R. 872: The Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act-- This bill would amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Congressional intent regarding the regulation of the use of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alexandra-cousteau/potomacriver_b_1520949.html?ref=green&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Expert offers ways to help monarch butterflies on their amazing migration</title>
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    <updated>2012-05-04T02:13:18Z</updated>
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A bill in Congress, the &quot;Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act&quot; (H.R. 872), would increase pesticide use even more. Just five years ago, experts were telling her they didn't think monarchs traveled through Arizona, let alone spent the winter here, said Morris ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&amp;amp;SubSectionID=1&amp;amp;ArticleID=106128&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Expert offers ways to help monarch butterflies on their amazing migration</title>
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    <updated>2012-05-04T01:30:21Z</updated>
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A bill in Congress, the &quot;Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act&quot; (H.R. 872), would increase pesticide use even more. Just five years ago, experts were telling her they didn't think monarchs traveled through Arizona, let alone spent the winter here, said Morris ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dcourier.com/m/Articles.aspx?ArticleID=106128&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Expert offers ways to help monarch butterflies on their amazing migration</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-05-03:/commentary/15043964</id>
    <updated>2012-05-03T23:42:59Z</updated>
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A bill in Congress, the &quot;Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act&quot; (H.R. 872), would increase pesticide use even more. Just five years ago, experts were telling her they didn't think monarchs traveled through Arizona, let alone spent the winter here, said Morris ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dcourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&amp;amp;SubSectionID=1086&amp;amp;ArticleID=106128&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>MGGA works to harvest best results with farm policy for producers</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-04-20:/commentary/14669744</id>
    <updated>2012-04-20T01:54:07Z</updated>
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&#8220;This legislation is known as H.R. 872: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011. The bill has been passed in the House. The vote for passage was at 292 and 130 voted against the bill and 10 did not vote. Our lone Congressman voted for this bil&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theprairiestar.com/news/crop/mgga-works-to-harvest-best-results-with-farm-policy-for/article_e1141b84-8908-11e1-824e-0019bb2963f4.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>EPA Publishes Human Health Benchmarks for Pesticides in Water</title>
    <link href="http://enewspf.com/latest-news/science-a-environmental/32733-epa-publishes-human-health-benchmarks-for-pesticides-in-water.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-04-19:/commentary/14611984</id>
    <updated>2012-04-19T05:22:54Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>eNews Park Forest</name>
    </author>
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The bill H.R. 872, &#8220;Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011,&#8221; sought to revoke EPA&#8217;s authority to require permits for pesticide discharges into waterways and passed in the U.S. House of Representatives, an attempt to reverse a 2007 federal court ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://enewspf.com/latest-news/science-a-environmental/32733-epa-publishes-human-health-benchmarks-for-pesticides-in-water.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>EPA Publishes Human Health Benchmarks for Pesticides in Water</title>
    <link href="http://www.enewspf.com/latest-news/science-a-environmental/32733-epa-publishes-human-health-benchmarks-for-pesticides-in-water.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-04-18:/commentary/14582488</id>
    <updated>2012-04-18T08:01:34Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>eNews Park Forest</name>
    </author>
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The bill H.R. 872, &#8220;Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011,&#8221; sought to revoke EPA&#8217;s authority to require permits for pesticide discharges into waterways and passed in the U.S. House of Representatives, an attempt to reverse a 2007 federal court ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.enewspf.com/latest-news/science-a-environmental/32733-epa-publishes-human-health-benchmarks-for-pesticides-in-water.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Mosquito district asks Solano County leaders for help</title>
    <link href="http://www.thereporter.com/ci_20370509/mosquito-district-asks-solano-county-leaders-help" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-04-11:/commentary/14351500</id>
    <updated>2012-04-11T04:06:29Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Vacaville Reporter</name>
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&quot;I'm not sure they possess any redeeming quality.&quot; He added that their job is essentially to cut down the spread of disease that mosquitoes carry and transfer to living Relief is in sight if H.R. 872, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011, is passed &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thereporter.com/ci_20370509/mosquito-district-asks-solano-county-leaders-help&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Solano County seeks relief from environmental regulations</title>
    <link href="http://www.thereporter.com/ci_20351427/solano-county-seeks-relief-from-environmental-regulations?source=rss_emailed" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-04-08:/commentary/14725999</id>
    <updated>2012-04-08T14:18:30Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Vacaville Reporter</name>
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&quot;It's just not productive.&quot; However, the district is looking to reduce those regulations and supports H.R. 872, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011. &quot;The cost of complying with the NPDES permit requirements is an unnecessary burden upon ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thereporter.com/ci_20351427/solano-county-seeks-relief-from-environmental-regulations?source=rss_emailed&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Solano County seeks relief from environmental regulations</title>
    <link href="http://www.thereporter.com/ci_20351427/solano-county-seeks-relief-from-environmental-regulations" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-04-08:/commentary/14514163</id>
    <updated>2012-04-08T04:10:02Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Vacaville Reporter</name>
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&quot;It's just not productive.&quot; However, the district is looking to reduce those regulations and supports H.R. 872, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011. &quot;The cost of complying with the NPDES permit requirements is an unnecessary burden upon ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thereporter.com/ci_20351427/solano-county-seeks-relief-from-environmental-regulations&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Solano County seeks relief from environmental regulations</title>
    <link href="http://www.thereporter.com/news/ci_20351427/solano-county-seeks-relief-from-environmental-regulations" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-04-08:/commentary/14260347</id>
    <updated>2012-04-08T04:10:02Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Vacaville Reporter</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
&quot;It's just not productive.&quot; However, the district is looking to reduce those regulations and supports H.R. 872, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011. &quot;The cost of complying with the NPDES permit requirements is an unnecessary burden upon ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thereporter.com/news/ci_20351427/solano-county-seeks-relief-from-environmental-regulations&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Limits on use of pesticides pose West Nile dilemma</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailydemocrat.com/ci_20169696/limits-use-pesticides-pose-west-nile-dilemma?source=rss_viewed" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-14:/commentary/13378479</id>
    <updated>2012-03-14T03:28:06Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Woodland Daily Democrat</name>
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The measure is HR872; it already has been passed by the House of Representatives. It is now in the Senate, while it also has enough votes to pass, but is being held up by Sen. Barbara Boxer. We urge her to not stand in the way of a full vote of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailydemocrat.com/ci_20169696/limits-use-pesticides-pose-west-nile-dilemma?source=rss_viewed&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Guest voice: Less regulation will help economy</title>
    <link href="http://www.goerie.com/article/2012303019994" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-29:/commentary/12806473</id>
    <updated>2012-02-29T16:35:04Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Erie Times-News</name>
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It's why the MBA and small business coalitions have championed H.R. 72, H.R. 872, H.R. 2587, H.R. 2401, H.R. 2250, H.R. 3094, H.R. 3010, and H.R. 527, along with 30 other pieces of pro-growth legislation he supports. Our country's 30 million ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.goerie.com/article/2012303019994&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Mosquito conference addresses new requirements</title>
    <link href="http://www.turlockjournal.com/section/12/article/13542/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-08:/commentary/12108770</id>
    <updated>2012-02-08T00:46:27Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Turlock Journal</name>
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MVCAC has been communicating its concerns about the new permit to Senators Boxer and Feinstein in support of H.R. 872, a bill that would provide a public health exemption for public health pesticide applications. &#8220;The new NPDES regulation impedes ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.turlockjournal.com/section/12/article/13542/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Contra Costa Times editorial: Limits on use of pesticides posses threat of increases in West Nile disease</title>
    <link href="http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_19888541" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-04:/commentary/12036583</id>
    <updated>2012-02-04T18:59:15Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Contra Costa Times</name>
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The measure is HR872; it already has been passed by the House of Representatives. It is now in the Senate, while it also has enough votes to pass, but is being held up by Sen. Barbara Boxer. We urge her to not stand in the way of a full vote of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_19888541&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California hosts 2012 Annual Conference</title>
    <link href="http://www.news-medical.net/news/20120130/Mosquito-and-Vector-Control-Association-of-California-hosts-2012-Annual-Conference.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-30:/commentary/11912313</id>
    <updated>2012-01-30T07:30:50Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>News-Medical.Net</name>
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MVCAC has been communicating its concerns about the new NPDES permit to Senators Boxer and Feinstein in support of H.R. 872, a bill that would provide a public health exemption for public health pesticide applications. &quot;We face the threat of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.news-medical.net/news/20120130/Mosquito-and-Vector-Control-Association-of-California-hosts-2012-Annual-Conference.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>New NPDES Permit Regulations And Asian Tiger Mosquito Infestation Hot Topics At Upcoming Mosquito Control Conference</title>
    <link href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/new-npdes-permit-regulations-and-asian-tiger-mosquito-infestation-hot-topics-at-upcoming-mosquito-control-conference-2012-01-27" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-27:/commentary/12198540</id>
    <updated>2012-01-27T16:02:37Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Marketwatch</name>
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MVCAC has been communicating its concerns about the new NPDES permit to Senators Boxer and Feinstein in support of H.R. 872, a bill that would provide a public health exemption for public health pesticide applications. &quot;We face the threat of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.marketwatch.com/story/new-npdes-permit-regulations-and-asian-tiger-mosquito-infestation-hot-topics-at-upcoming-mosquito-control-conference-2012-01-27&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New NPDES Permit Regulations And Asian Tiger Mosquito Infestation Hot Topics At Upcoming Mosquito Control Conference</title>
    <link href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-npdes-permit-regulations-and-asian-tiger-mosquito-infestation-hot-topics-at-upcoming-mosquito-control-conference-138219524.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-27:/commentary/12158481</id>
    <updated>2012-01-27T16:02:37Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PR Newswire</name>
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MVCAC has been communicating its concerns about the new NPDES permit to Senators Boxer and Feinstein in support of H.R. 872, a bill that would provide a public health exemption for public health pesticide applications. &quot;We face the threat of newly ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-npdes-permit-regulations-and-asian-tiger-mosquito-infestation-hot-topics-at-upcoming-mosquito-control-conference-138219524.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New NPDES Permit Regulations And Asian Tiger Mosquito Infestation Hot Topics At Upcoming Mosquito Control Conference</title>
    <link href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/npdes-permit-regulations-asian-tiger-205000763.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-27:/commentary/11813569</id>
    <updated>2012-01-27T15:55:28Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Yahoo Finance</name>
    </author>
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MVCAC has been communicating its concerns about the new NPDES permit to Senators Boxer and Feinstein in support of H.R. 872, a bill that would provide a public health exemption for public health pesticide applications. &quot;We face the threat of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://finance.yahoo.com/news/npdes-permit-regulations-asian-tiger-205000763.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senators want action on NPDES pesticide issue</title>
    <link href="http://www.agriview.com/briefs/crop/senators-want-action-on-npdes-pesticide-issue/article_bfaf008e-326f-11e1-99f4-0019bb2963f4.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-12-29:/commentary/11598587</id>
    <updated>2011-12-29T17:27:08Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Agri-View</name>
    </author>
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After efforts to pass the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011, H.R. 872, failed in the Senate earlier this fall, a bipartisan group of Senators sent a letter to Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.agriview.com/briefs/crop/senators-want-action-on-npdes-pesticide-issue/article_bfaf008e-326f-11e1-99f4-0019bb2963f4.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>ACT NOW: Senators Write Letter Seeking Consideration of Misguided Bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.enewspf.com/latest-news/science-a-environmental/29631-act-now-senators-write-letter-seeking-consideration-of-misguided-bill.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-12-16:/commentary/11566965</id>
    <updated>2011-12-16T11:30:19Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>eNews Park Forest</name>
    </author>
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H.R. 872. eNews Park Forest is an independently owned and operated electronic publication and has no affiliation whatsoever with the governing bodies of the Village of Park Forest. ACTION IS NEEDED to show Senators Reid and McConnell that the public does .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.enewspf.com/latest-news/science-a-environmental/29631-act-now-senators-write-letter-seeking-consideration-of-misguided-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>ACT NOW: Senators Write Letter Seeking Consideration of Misguided Bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.enewspf.com/latest-news/science-a-environmental/29631-act-now-senators-write-letter-seeking-consideration-of-misguided-bill.html?tmpl=component&amp;amp;page=" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-12-16:/commentary/11559394</id>
    <updated>2011-12-16T11:30:19Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>eNews Park Forest</name>
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H.R. 872. eNews Park Forest is an independently owned and operated electronic publication and has no affiliation whatsoever with the governing bodies of the Village of Park Forest. ACTION IS NEEDED to show Senators Reid and McConnell that the public does .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.enewspf.com/latest-news/science-a-environmental/29631-act-now-senators-write-letter-seeking-consideration-of-misguided-bill.html?tmpl=component&amp;amp;page=&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Betty McCollum and the &#8220;Do Nothing Congress&#8221; Gambit</title>
    <link href="http://oakdale.patch.com/blog_posts/betty-mccollum-and-the-do-nothing-congress-gambit" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-11-21:/commentary/11456466</id>
    <updated>2011-11-21T09:43:57Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patch</name>
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The &quot;Forgotten 15&quot; includes the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act (H.R. 872), a jobs bill authored by Rep. Gibbs that would stop the federal government from needlessly imposing costly and duplicative permitting requirements for pesticide use near ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://oakdale.patch.com/blog_posts/betty-mccollum-and-the-do-nothing-congress-gambit&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Morning letters: Respect for our military takes many forms</title>
    <link href="http://letters.ocregister.com/?p=50103" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-11-11:/commentary/11456467</id>
    <updated>2011-11-11T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Orange County Register</name>
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...burdensome regulations which are slowing business/job growth (examples: H.R.1315 amending Dodd-Frank Wall Street Act, H.R.872 removing duplicative pesticide permitting, H.R.2587 prohibiting the NLRB from ordering employers to close, transfer, or relocat&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://letters.ocregister.com/?p=50103&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate passage of HR 872 will lessen regulatory uncertainty</title>
    <link href="http://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/textile-news/newsdetails.aspx?news_id=100275" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-06-23:/commentary/11019867</id>
    <updated>2011-06-23T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Fibre2fashion.com</name>
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 The National Cotton Council is urging swift Senate passage of HR 872 following the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition &amp;amp; Forestry Committee&amp;#39;s voice vote passage of the legislation. The NCC commended the Committee for recognizing this bill&amp;#39;s importan&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/textile-news/newsdetails.aspx?news_id=100275&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Legislation Stops Redundant Pesticide Permits</title>
    <link href="http://www.croplife.com/articles/?storyid=3429" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-06-22:/commentary/11019873</id>
    <updated>2011-06-22T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CropLife</name>
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 The Senate Agriculture Committee has passed HR 872, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011, with a strong bipartisan vote. The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) and National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) were among many organizations ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.croplife.com/articles/?storyid=3429&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Roberts Praises Committee Passage of Pesticide Bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.hoosieragtoday.com/wire/news/00089_roberts_180408.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-06-21:/commentary/11019869</id>
    <updated>2011-06-21T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Hoosier Ag Today</name>
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 Senate Agriculture Committee members passed HR 872, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011, out of their committee Tuesday during a business meeting, attended by committee members. The bill passed the House of Representatives earlier this year and ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hoosieragtoday.com/wire/news/00089_roberts_180408.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate ag panel plans H.R. 872 mark-up</title>
    <link href="http://westernfarmpress.com/government/senate-ag-panel-plans-hr-872-mark" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-06-21:/commentary/11019868</id>
    <updated>2011-06-21T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Western Farm Press</name>
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 The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee announced plans to mark up HR 872 on June 21 or June 22. The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee announced plans to mark up HR 872 on June 21 or June 22. ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://westernfarmpress.com/government/senate-ag-panel-plans-hr-872-mark&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Getting America Back to Work</title>
    <link href="http://www.texasinsider.org/?p=48695" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-06-20:/commentary/11019871</id>
    <updated>2011-06-20T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Texas Insider</name>
    </author>
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 34); passing legislation aimed at increasing the production of American energy to bring down the cost of energy (HR 1229, HR 1230, HR 1231); passing legislation to reduce the regulatory burden faced by job creators (HR 872, HR 4, H. Res. ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.texasinsider.org/?p=48695&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senate panel plans pesticide bill mark-up</title>
    <link href="http://southeastfarmpress.com/government/senate-panel-plans-pesticide-bill-mark" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-06-20:/commentary/11019870</id>
    <updated>2011-06-20T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Southeast Farm Press</name>
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 &#8226; If passed, HR 872 would amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Clean Water Act (CWA) and eliminate the court mandated requirement to obtain CWA permits to apply pesticides over, to, or near waters of the United .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://southeastfarmpress.com/government/senate-panel-plans-pesticide-bill-mark&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Guest opinion: EPA doesn&amp;#39;t need more clout</title>
    <link href="http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/jun/11/guest-opinion-epa-doesnt-need-more-clout/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-06-11:/commentary/11019874</id>
    <updated>2011-06-11T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Spokesman Review (subscription)</name>
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 The ultimate answer is not to allow EPA more regulatory authority, but rather to enact legislation that eliminates this unnecessary and onerous double-permitting requirement. The House has already approved HR 872. It is time for the US Senate to follow ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/jun/11/guest-opinion-epa-doesnt-need-more-clout/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Over 20 Ag groups rally behind HR 872</title>
    <link href="http://naturalresourcereport.com/2011/06/over-20-ag-groups-rally-behind-hr-872/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-06-08:/commentary/11019872</id>
    <updated>2011-06-08T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Oregon Natural Resources Report</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
 By Oregonians For Food and Shelter, On Monday, June 6th a coalition of organizations sent a letter to Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, urging them to support HR 872. Agricultural Cooperative Council of Oregon; American Forest Resource Council; ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://naturalresourcereport.com/2011/06/over-20-ag-groups-rally-behind-hr-872/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Analysis: Washington&amp;#39;s War on Chavez</title>
    <link href="http://mathaba.net/news/?x=626926" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-05-30:/commentary/11019875</id>
    <updated>2011-05-30T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mathaba.Net</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
 In October 2009, Mack again tried unsuccessfully through HR 872, &amp;quot;Calling for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to be designed a state sponsor of terrorism for its support of Iran, Hezbollah, and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mathaba.net/news/?x=626926&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>State agencies support NPDES bill</title>
    <link href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WesternFarmPress/~3/ZmYfZfwhIKM/state-agencies-support-npdes-bill" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-04-20:/commentary/10797135</id>
    <updated>2011-04-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Delta Farm Press</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
...responsibilities.  	In the letter, the organizations urged the Senate to support the bill that was passed in the House (H.R.872) in order &#8220;to avoid duplicative environmental permitting requirements for applications of pesticides for public health and &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WesternFarmPress/~3/ZmYfZfwhIKM/state-agencies-support-npdes-bill&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House rejects NPDES permitting</title>
    <link href="http://westernfarmpress.com/government/house-rejects-npdes-permitting" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-04-04:/commentary/10718241</id>
    <updated>2011-04-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Western Farm Press</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
 On Thursday, the House passed HR 872 (&#8220;Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011&#8221;), which targeted a 2009 court ruling requiring National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits for the application of pesticides to, or near, water. ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://westernfarmpress.com/government/house-rejects-npdes-permitting&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bishop votes to reduce regulatory burdens on farmers</title>
    <link href="http://www.thepostsearchlight.com/2011/04/04/bishop-votes-to-reduce-regulatory-burdens-on-farmers/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-04-03:/commentary/10716476</id>
    <updated>2011-04-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Post Searchlight</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
 The House passed HR 872, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 by a vote of 292-130. If signed into law, the bill would overturn the court decision in National Cotton Council v. EPA. &#8220;Over the last few years, the EPA has slowly but surely stepped &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thepostsearchlight.com/2011/04/04/bishop-votes-to-reduce-regulatory-burdens-on-farmers/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate introduces bill to fix duplicative pesticide requirements</title>
    <link href="http://www.feedstuffs.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=F4D1A9DFCD974EAD8CD5205E15C1CB42&amp;amp;nm=Breaking+News&amp;amp;type=news&amp;amp;mod=News&amp;amp;mid=A3D60400B4204079A76C4B1B129CB433&amp;amp;tier=3&amp;amp;nid=96AD1EB76AE1476F95F46510CD01A378" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-04-03:/commentary/10716475</id>
    <updated>2011-04-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Feedstuffs</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
 The bill follows up on similar legislation which passed at the end of March in the House (HR 872) which would require pesticide applications be permitted under the Clean Water Act in addition to the already required restrictions under the Federal ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.feedstuffs.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=F4D1A9DFCD974EAD8CD5205E15C1CB42&amp;amp;nm=Breaking+News&amp;amp;type=news&amp;amp;mod=News&amp;amp;mid=A3D60400B4204079A76C4B1B129CB433&amp;amp;tier=3&amp;amp;nid=96AD1EB76AE1476F95F46510CD01A378&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>US House Passes HR 872, Western Growers&amp;#39; Tom Nassif Releases Statement</title>
    <link href="http://www.perishablenews.com/index.php?article=0014266" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-04-03:/commentary/10716474</id>
    <updated>2011-04-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PerishableNews (press release)</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
 Western Growers President and CEO Tom Nassif released the following statement on the passage of HR 872, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 in a bipartisan vote, 292-130. &#8220;Today is a win for American farmers everywhere, especially our farmers ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.perishablenews.com/index.php?article=0014266&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>How they voted (April 3)</title>
    <link href="http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-news/ci_17761721" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-04-01:/commentary/10704061</id>
    <updated>2011-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Las Cruces Sun-News</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
 &#8226;HR 872 To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Congressional intent regarding the regulation of the use of pesticides in or near navigable waters, and for other purposes ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-news/ci_17761721&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House votes to stop permit requirement for pesticide applications to water</title>
    <link href="http://westernfarmpress.com/government/house-votes-stop-permit-requirement-pesticide-applications-water" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-03-31:/commentary/10704062</id>
    <updated>2011-03-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Western Farm Press</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
 The US House of Representatives voted, 292-130, for a measure (HR 872) designed to block a federal, court-ordered regulation of pesticides. The bill would bar the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from requiring a National Pollutant Discharge ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://westernfarmpress.com/government/house-votes-stop-permit-requirement-pesticide-applications-water&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate to vote on farmer exemption for NPDES pesticide permits</title>
    <link href="http://westernfarmpress.com/government/senate-vote-farmer-exemption-npdes-pesticide-permits" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-03-31:/commentary/10704060</id>
    <updated>2011-03-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Western Farm Press</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
 HR 872 states National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits are not required when applying pesticides according to their EPA approved label. The National Corn Growers Association commended the House of Representatives for their swift ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://westernfarmpress.com/government/senate-vote-farmer-exemption-npdes-pesticide-permits&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.pctonline.com/H.R.-872-passes-House.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-03-31:/commentary/10701210</id>
    <updated>2011-03-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PCT Magazine</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
 WASHINGTON, DC &#8212; The US House of Representatives passed HR 872, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011, by a vote of 292-130, yesterday. HR 872 would amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Water ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pctonline.com/H.R.-872-passes-House.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>THE NIGHTLY WHIP: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2011</title>
    <link href="http://www.congressmatters.com/story/2011/3/31/2723/-Today-in-Congress" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-03-30:/commentary/10697396</id>
    <updated>2011-03-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congress Matters</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
 HR 872 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 (Rep. Gibbs - Transportation and Infrastructure/Agriculture) Begin Consideration of HR 658 - FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011 (Rep. Mica - Transportation and Infrastructure/Science and ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.congressmatters.com/story/2011/3/31/2723/-Today-in-Congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House passes bill to exempt pesticides from double regulation</title>
    <link href="http://www.feedstuffs.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=F4D1A9DFCD974EAD8CD5205E15C1CB42&amp;amp;nm=Breaking+News&amp;amp;type=news&amp;amp;mod=News&amp;amp;mid=A3D60400B4204079A76C4B1B129CB433&amp;amp;tier=3&amp;amp;nid=17CB65D2EFAE4A99B89A1BC5BB94358B" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-03-30:/commentary/10697395</id>
    <updated>2011-03-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Feedstuffs</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
 Passage of HR 872 was quickly praised by bipartisan leaders of the House Agriculture Committee. Chairman Frank Lucas said, &#8220;This bill eliminates a costly and duplicative permitting requirement that is the result of a court&amp;#39;s fundamental ignorance of&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.feedstuffs.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=F4D1A9DFCD974EAD8CD5205E15C1CB42&amp;amp;nm=Breaking+News&amp;amp;type=news&amp;amp;mod=News&amp;amp;mid=A3D60400B4204079A76C4B1B129CB433&amp;amp;tier=3&amp;amp;nid=17CB65D2EFAE4A99B89A1BC5BB94358B&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>U.S. House Votes for Farmers, Passes H.R. 872</title>
    <link href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/us-house-votes-for-farmers-passes-hr-872-119014014.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-03-30:/commentary/10697394</id>
    <updated>2011-03-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PR Newswire (press release)</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
 IRVINE, Calif., March 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Western Growers President and CEO Tom Nassif released the following statement on the passage of HR 872, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 in a bipartisan vote, 292-130. ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/us-house-votes-for-farmers-passes-hr-872-119014014.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>THE NIGHTLY WHIP: TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011</title>
    <link href="http://www.congressmatters.com/story/2011/3/30/2722/-Today-in-Congress" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-03-29:/commentary/10693717</id>
    <updated>2011-03-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congress Matters</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
 Boehner - Oversight and Government Reform) (Subject to a Rule) HR 872 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 (Rep. Gibbs - Transportation and Infrastructure/Agriculture) Following any leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.congressmatters.com/story/2011/3/30/2722/-Today-in-Congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.pctonline.com/CWA-update-EPA.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-03-29:/commentary/10693715</id>
    <updated>2011-03-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Western Farm Press</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
 HR 872, sponsored by Rep. Bob Gibbs, R-Ohio, would continue to ensure the protection of water during routine, FIFRA-label pesticide use, while clarifying that applicators abiding by these strict standards do not need to go through the unnecessary and ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pctonline.com/CWA-update-EPA.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Court agrees to delay permits for aquatic pesticides</title>
    <link href="http://www.feedstuffs.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=F4D1A9DFCD974EAD8CD5205E15C1CB42&amp;amp;nm=Breaking+News&amp;amp;type=news&amp;amp;mod=News&amp;amp;mid=A3D60400B4204079A76C4B1B129CB433&amp;amp;tier=3&amp;amp;nid=C363E55B76634B2CA3603D323BF2C481" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-03-28:/commentary/10693721</id>
    <updated>2011-03-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Feedstuffs</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
 Meanwhile, the House of Representatives will vote this week on a bill (HR 872) that clarifies &amp;quot;that it was never the intent of Congress to require this redundant layer of bureaucracy,&amp;quot; according to a statement from Rep. Jean Schmidt (R., Ohio), &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.feedstuffs.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=F4D1A9DFCD974EAD8CD5205E15C1CB42&amp;amp;nm=Breaking+News&amp;amp;type=news&amp;amp;mod=News&amp;amp;mid=A3D60400B4204079A76C4B1B129CB433&amp;amp;tier=3&amp;amp;nid=C363E55B76634B2CA3603D323BF2C481&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The House and Senate Cloakroom: March 28 &#8211; April 1</title>
    <link href="http://blog.heritage.org/2011/03/27/the-house-and-senate-cloakroom-march-28-%E2%80%93-april-1/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-03-27:/commentary/10693727</id>
    <updated>2011-03-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Heritage.org (blog)</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
 Hawaii Reporter: &#8220;House Bill HR 872, also called the &#8220;Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act&#8221; proposes to exempt all pesticide and herbicide use in and near waterways from requiring a permit under the Clean Water Act, (NPDES or National Pollution Discharge&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.heritage.org/2011/03/27/the-house-and-senate-cloakroom-march-28-%E2%80%93-april-1/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>First Vote Of The Week: Tuesday 6:30 pm</title>
    <link href="http://www.congressmatters.com/story/2011/3/28/2720/-This-Week-in-Congress" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-03-27:/commentary/10693720</id>
    <updated>2011-03-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congress Matters</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
 On Friday, the House will meet at 9:00 am for legislative business with last votes no later than 3:00 pm HR 872 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 (Rep. Gibbs - Transportation and Infrastructure/Agriculture) HR 471 - Scholarships for Opportunity ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.congressmatters.com/story/2011/3/28/2720/-This-Week-in-Congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Dispatch from the Front: The Week of March 28</title>
    <link href="http://shopfloor.org/2011/03/dispatch-from-the-front-the-week-of-march-28/19533" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-03-27:/commentary/10693718</id>
    <updated>2011-03-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Shopfloor</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
 ... and HR 839, the HAMP Termination Act. The Wednesday schedule features HR 471, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act, and HR 872, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act. Debate begins Thursday on HR 658, the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act, ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shopfloor.org/2011/03/dispatch-from-the-front-the-week-of-march-28/19533&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bad Bill Will Mean More Pesticides in Our Water</title>
    <link href="http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/mwu/bad_bill_will_mean_more_pestic.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-03-25:/commentary/10693730</id>
    <updated>2011-03-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
 Right now, a bill - HR 872[1] - is quickly making its way through the House of Representatives that puts all the rivers, streams, lakes and other water bodies in the US at risk of pesticide contamination. This bill seeks to exempt the spraying of ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/mwu/bad_bill_will_mean_more_pestic.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Upcoming US House Vote on &amp;#39;Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act&amp;#39; Threatens Water ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.hawaiireporter.com/upcoming-u-s-house-vote-on-reducing-regulatory-burdens-act-threatens-water-quality-with-poisons-chemical-companies-push-pesticide-herbicide-exemption-from-clean-water-act/123" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-03-23:/commentary/10693719</id>
    <updated>2011-03-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Hawaii Reporter</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
 House Bill HR 872, also called the &#8220;Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act&#8221; proposes to exempt all pesticide and herbicide use in and near waterways from requiring a permit under the Clean Water Act, (NPDES or National Pollution Discharge Elimination System &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hawaiireporter.com/upcoming-u-s-house-vote-on-reducing-regulatory-burdens-act-threatens-water-quality-with-poisons-chemical-companies-push-pesticide-herbicide-exemption-from-clean-water-act/123&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Transportation Committee Approves NPDES Permitting Bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.wisconsinagconnection.com/story-national.php?Id=593&amp;amp;yr=2011" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-03-20:/commentary/10693722</id>
    <updated>2011-03-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Wisconsin Ag Connection</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
 HR 872, was considered and approved by a voice vote by the House Agriculture Committee last week. The two committees share jurisdiction over the issue. It would amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Clean Water ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wisconsinagconnection.com/story-national.php?Id=593&amp;amp;yr=2011&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.pctonline.com/Legislative-Day-2011-recap.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-03-16:/commentary/10693728</id>
    <updated>2011-03-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PCT Magazine</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
 HR 872. Also known as &#8220;Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011,&#8221; HR 872 would amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Congressional intent regarding the regulation of the use&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pctonline.com/Legislative-Day-2011-recap.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Approves H.R. 872</title>
    <link href="http://www.golfcourseindustry.com/HR-872-update.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-03-16:/commentary/10693716</id>
    <updated>2011-03-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Golf Course Industry Magazine</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
 WASHINGTON, DC &#8212; The &#8220;Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011,&#8221; or HR 872, cleared an important hurdle yesterday when the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted 46-8 in support of the bill. In January, 2009, a Federal Appeals Court &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.golfcourseindustry.com/HR-872-update.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.thestatecolumn.com/state_politics/illinois/rep-tim-johnson-praises-passage-of-regulatory-relief/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-03-12:/commentary/10693724</id>
    <updated>2011-03-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The State Column (blog)</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
 The House Agriculture Committee today approved HR 872, The Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011, that relieves farmers of having to obtain duplicative and unnecessary permits for pesticide use. Rep. Johnson was a cosponsor of the bipartisan bill ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thestatecolumn.com/state_politics/illinois/rep-tim-johnson-praises-passage-of-regulatory-relief/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
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    <title>Pesticide water permit requirements would be blocked under committee-approved bill</title>
    <link href="http://westernfarmpress.com/government/pesticide-water-permit-requirements-would-be-blocked-under-committee-approved-bill" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-03-09:/commentary/10693723</id>
    <updated>2011-03-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Western Farm Press</name>
    </author>
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 The House Agriculture Committee unanimously approved legislation (HR 872) to block a pesticide regulation the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to issue in April under a court-ordered deadline. The bill would exempt commercial ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://westernfarmpress.com/government/pesticide-water-permit-requirements-would-be-blocked-under-committee-approved-bill&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Ag Committee passes legislation exempting pesticides from NPDES program</title>
    <link href="http://www.agra-net.com/portal2/home.jsp?template=newsarticle&amp;amp;artid=20017855756&amp;amp;pubid=ag100" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-03-08:/commentary/10693732</id>
    <updated>2011-03-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>AgraNet (subscription)</name>
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 The bill -- HR 872 -- amends FIFRA and the Clean Water Act to bar EPA from requiring National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits for FIFRA-registered pesticides. The legislation would effectively dissolve the ongoing controversy ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.agra-net.com/portal2/home.jsp?template=newsarticle&amp;amp;artid=20017855756&amp;amp;pubid=ag100&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.kfgo.com/agri-business-news.php?ID=8808" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-03-08:/commentary/10693725</id>
    <updated>2011-03-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>KFGO</name>
    </author>
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 HR 872 will move to the full House after the committee unanimously passed the resolution during a committee business meeting to markup and vote on the bill. EPA officials are expected to soon announce the final rules for the new National Pollutant ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kfgo.com/agri-business-news.php?ID=8808&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>PLANET NEWS: Support Bill That Reduces Pesticide Regulatory Burdens</title>
    <link href="http://www.greenindustrypros.com/web/online/Green-Industry-Pros-News/PLANET-NEWS--Support-Bill-That-Reduces-Pesticide-Regulatory-Burdens/26$2787" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-03-07:/commentary/10693729</id>
    <updated>2011-03-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Green Industry Pros</name>
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 introduced the &#8220;Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011&#8221; (HR 872). The legislation would clarify that Clean Water Act permits are not required for applications of EPA-registered pesticides. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.greenindustrypros.com/web/online/Green-Industry-Pros-News/PLANET-NEWS--Support-Bill-That-Reduces-Pesticide-Regulatory-Burdens/26$2787&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House targets NPDES permits, EPA seeks delay</title>
    <link href="http://southwestfarmpress.com/government/house-targets-npdes-permits-epa-seeks-delay" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-03-06:/commentary/10693726</id>
    <updated>2011-03-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Southwest Farm Press</name>
    </author>
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 House introduces bill, HR 872, to address permitting excesses. Commodity groups &amp;quot;fired up&amp;quot; to take on permits. If an EPA-requested six-month extension is granted by the courts, the bulk of the 2011 cropping season will avoid onerous new pesticid&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://southwestfarmpress.com/government/house-targets-npdes-permits-epa-seeks-delay&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Week at a Glance:</title>
    <link href="http://www.dentistryiq.com/index/display/news-display/1372232334.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-03-04:/commentary/10693731</id>
    <updated>2011-03-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Dentistry IQ</name>
    </author>
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 5 pm Tuesday, H-313 Capitol House Agriculture marks up a bill aimed at easing the regulation of pesticides near navigable waters ( HR 872 ). 10 am Wednesday, 1300 Longworth House Financial Services marks up bills to terminate the Home Affordability ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dentistryiq.com/index/display/news-display/1372232334.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.pctonline.com/Clean-Water-Act-Legislation.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-03-03:/commentary/10693733</id>
    <updated>2011-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PCT Magazine</name>
    </author>
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 On Wednesday, 22 US House members of both parties filed HR 872, the &#8220;Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011.&#8221; The bill will exempt lawful pesticide applications from the requirement to obtain an NPDES permit. NPMA&amp;#39;s goal is to include the bill in&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pctonline.com/Clean-Water-Act-Legislation.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title></title>
    <link href="http://mobile.farmfutures.com/index.aspx?ascxid=cmsNewsStory&amp;amp;rmid=0&amp;amp;rascxid=&amp;amp;args=&amp;amp;rargs=17&amp;amp;dt=634335894635188607&amp;amp;lid=a8yebu2d9qxnz7lo&amp;amp;adms=634335894624424588X4f169187ed&amp;amp;cmsSid=46706&amp;amp;cmsScid=17" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-03-03:/commentary/10571365</id>
    <updated>2011-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Farm Futures</name>
    </author>
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 Representatives Bob Gibbs, R-Ohio, Jean Schmidt, R-Ohio, and Joe Baca, D-Calif., have introduced HR 872. This bipartisan bill will greatly reduce the regulatory burdens posed by the National Cotton Council V. EPA case. According to Farm Bureau, HR 872 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mobile.farmfutures.com/index.aspx?ascxid=cmsNewsStory&amp;amp;rmid=0&amp;amp;rascxid=&amp;amp;args=&amp;amp;rargs=17&amp;amp;dt=634335894635188607&amp;amp;lid=a8yebu2d9qxnz7lo&amp;amp;adms=634335894624424588X4f169187ed&amp;amp;cmsSid=46706&amp;amp;cmsScid=17&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill to eliminate duplicative pesticide permits praised by NCFC</title>
    <link href="http://westernfarmpress.com/government/bill-eliminate-duplicative-pesticide-permits-praised-ncfc" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-03-02:/commentary/10571366</id>
    <updated>2011-03-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Western Farm Press</name>
    </author>
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 &#8220;With an April 9 deadline for compliance with permit requirements looming, the leadership shown by the House members introducing and sponsoring HR 872 is greatly appreciated,&#8221; said Chuck Conner, president &amp;amp; CEO of NCFC. &#8220;We would like to see the&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://westernfarmpress.com/government/bill-eliminate-duplicative-pesticide-permits-praised-ncfc&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>GROUP OF LAWMAKERS INTRODUCE BILL TO ELIMINATE DUPLICATIVE PERMIT REQUIREMENT ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.waterworld.com/index/display/news_display/1370233163.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-03-01:/commentary/10571367</id>
    <updated>2011-03-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Water World</name>
    </author>
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 Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Jean Schmidt (R-OH), and Joe Baca (D-CA) introduced HR 872, a bipartisan bill to reduce the regulatory burdens posed by the case National Cotton Council v. EPA (6th Cir. 2009). Joining in this effort as original cosponsors were House ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.waterworld.com/index/display/news_display/1370233163.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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