The Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry is a committee of the United States Senate empowered with legislative oversight of all issues relating to the nation's agriculture industry, farming programs, forestry and logging, and legislation relating to nutrition, home economics, and rural development.
The current Chair is Democrat Debbie Stabenow of Michigan, and the Ranking Member is Republican John Boozman of Arkansas.
William H. Avery (politician)
William Henry Avery (August 11, 1911 – November 4, 2009) was an American Republican Party politician who was the 37th Governor of Kansas from 1965 until 1967. He also representaed Kansas in the United States House of Representatives from 1955 until 1965.
Avery died on November 4, 2009 in Wakefield, Kansas at the age of 98.
Wakefield, Kansas
Wakefield is a city in Clay County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had 980 people living here.
Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation
The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) is a non-profit anti-communist organization in the United States. It was created by an Act of Congress in 1993 for the purpose of "educating Americans about the ideology, history and legacy of communism."
The organization was responsible for building the Victims of Communism Memorial in Washington, D.C. It is a member of the European Union's Platform of European Memory and Conscience.
Alston &amp; Bird
Alston & Bird LLP is an international global law firm with over 800 lawyers in 13 offices throughout the United States, Europe, U.K., and Asia.
The firm gives legal services to domestic and international clients worldwide. Alston & Bird has advised companies including Amazon.com, The Coca-Cola Company, Microsoft, Bank of America, Starbucks, Toyota, Dell, UPS, and Nokia.
For the past 22 years, "Fortune" has ranked the firm in the 100 Best Companies to Work For list.
Law firm
A law firm is a business group formed by one or more lawyers for the practice of law. The main reason of a law firm is to advise clients (individuals or corporations) about their legal rights and responsibilities, and to represent clients in civil or criminal cases, business transactions, and other matters in which legal advice or help is needed.
1988 Republican Party presidential primaries
The 1988 Republican presidential primaries were the selection process that Republican voters used to choose their nominee for President of the United States in the 1988 U.S. presidential election.
Incumbent Vice President George H.W. Bush won the nomination after winning the delegation count needed through primary elections and caucuses. He was formally nominated at the 1988 Republican National Convention held from August 15 to August 18, 1988, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
1996 Republican Party presidential primaries
The 1996 Republican presidential primaries were the selection process by which voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for President of the United States in the 1996 U.S. presidential election.
Senator Bob Dole of Kansas, the former Senate Majority Leader won the nomination after winning the delagets needed through a series of primary elections and caucuses. He was formally nominated at the 1996 Republican National Convention held from August 12 to August 15, 1996, in San Diego, California.
The primary also saw the unexpected success of non-politically experienced officeholders Pat Buchanan and Steve Forbes winning a few states and some second place finishes.
1996 Republican National Convention
The 1996 National Convention of the Republican Party of the United States met at the San Diego Convention Center (SDCC) in San Diego, California, from August 12 to August 15, 1996.
The convention nominated former Senator Bob Dole from Kansas, for president and former Representative and secretary of Housing and Urban Development Jack Kemp, from suburban Buffalo, New York, for vice president.
The Republican National Committee had narrowed their search for a site to three bidding cities, San Diego, New Orleans, and San Antonio. They eventually picked San Diego.
Speakers included former Presidents Gerald Ford and George H. W. Bush, former First Lady Nancy Reagan (who spoke for her husband Ronald Reagan) and former Vice President Dan Quayle.
Winfield Scott Hancock
Winfield Scott Hancock (February 14, 1824 – February 9, 1886) was a United States Army officer and the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 1880. He served in the Mexican–American War and as a Union general in the American Civil War. He was known for his leadership at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.
Hancock lost the 1880 elected to Republican James A. Garfield by a small margin.
Kappa Sigma
Kappa Sigma (ΚΣ), commonly known as Kappa Sig, is an American college social fraternity founded at the University of Virginia in 1869. Kappa Sigma is one of the five largest international fraternities with currently 318 active chapters and colonies in North America.
Its endowment fund, founded in 1919, has donated more than $5 million to undergrads since 1948. In 2012 alone, the Fraternity's endowment fund raised over $1 million in donations.
Anaphia
Anaphia, also known as tactile anesthesia, is a medical symptom in which there is a total or partial loss of the sense of touch.
Anaphia is a common symptom of spinal cord injury and neuropathy.
Castel d'Aiano
Castel d'Aiano (Medial Mountain Bolognese: ) is a "comune" (municipality) near Bologna in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. It is located about southwest of Bologna.
Civil Rights Act of 1968
The Civil Rights Act of 1968 () is a landmark law in the United States signed into law by United States President Lyndon B. Johnson during the King assassination riots.
The 1968 act expanded on previous acts and did not allow discrimination on race, sex, or religion concerning the sale, rental, and financing of housing. Since 1988, the act protects people with disabilities and families with children. Pregnant women are also protected from illegal discrimination because they have been given familial status with their unborn child being the other family member.
Title X, commonly known as the Anti-Riot Act, makes it a felony to carry on a riot.
The initial vote in the House of Representatives was 327–93 (161–25 in the House Republican Conference and 166–67 in the House Democratic Caucus) with 12 members voting present or abstaining, while in the Senate the final vote with amendments was 71–20 (29–3 in the Senate Republican Conference and 42–17 in the Senate Democratic Caucus) with 5 members voting present or abstaining.
1995–1996 United States federal government shutdowns
The United States federal government shutdowns of 1995 and 1995–96 was caused by problems between Democratic President Bill Clinton and the Republican Congress over funding for education, the environment, and public health in the 1996 federal budget. The shutdowns lasted from November 14 through November 19, 1995, and from December 16, 1995, to January 6, 1996, for 5 and 21 days.
The first shutdown happened after Clinton vetoed the spending bill the Republican-controlled Congress sent him, as Clinton did not support the budget cuts favored by Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and other Republicans. The first budget shutdown ended after Congress passed a temporary budget bill, but the government shut down again after Republicans and Democrats were unable to agree on a long-term budget bill. The second shutdown ended with congressional Republicans accepting Clinton's budget proposal. The first of the two shutdowns caused the furlough of about 800,000 workers, while the second caused about 284,000 workers to be furloughed.