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Chronicling the polarized partisan environment during the President Barack Obama’s second term, Congress and the Nation 2013-2016, Vol. XIV is the most authoritative reference on congressional lawmaking and trends during the 113th and 114th Congresses. The newest edition in this award-winning series documents the most fiercely debated issues during this period, including: • The unprecedented federal government shutdown • The strike down of the Defense of Marriage Act as unconstitutional • End of the filibuster for most executive and judicial branch nominees • Changes to the Dodd–Frank Act • Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Pope Francis address joint sessions • Sexual Assault Survivors' Rights Act passed, overhauling rape kit processing and establishment of victim bill of rights • SPACE Act passed, allowing commercial exploration of space No other source guides readers seamlessly through the policy output of the national legislature with the breadth, depth, and authority of Congress and the Nation. This is a landmark series is a must-have reference for all academic libraries and meets the needs of the full spectrum of users, from lower-level undergraduates through researchers and faculty.
Agricultural Policy
Agricultural Policy
Introduction: Agricultural Policy
President Barack Obama’s second term saw continued partisan conflict between the White House and Congress. Obama, a Democrat, faced tough going in the GOP-controlled House throughout these four years, and his party’s losses in the 2014 midterm elections resulted in a Republican takeover of the Senate. Nevertheless, Congress was able to push through a much-delayed multiyear farm bill in 2014. In addition, lawmakers approved a measure designed to label food products containing genetically modified organisms.
During Obama’s first term, Congress had failed to pass a farm bill by the time the bill was set to expire, September 30, 2012. Farm programs eventually had been extended through October 1, 2013, but it took until early 2014 for lawmakers, facing a ...
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