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The Community Forestry Conservation Act of 2009 was introduced this week by North Coast Congressman Mike Thompson and a bipartisan group of representatives and senators.
Supported by a broad coalition of environmentalists, private landowners and the timber industry, this bill was introduced to protect private forests from development while keeping intact private property rights, and the jobs and businesses that are tied to the land.
San Francisco Chronicle
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and top Democrats opened an all-fronts charge Tuesday to pass a $1 trillion, 10-year health care overhaul by August, unveiling legislation that would tax the wealthy to pay for universal coverage, create a public insurance plan and require individuals to carry insurance and businesses to offer it.
The bill would also begin wide-ranging experiments to change the way doctors and hospitals are paid in an effort to slow decades of relentless cost increases.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act included a provision to help businesses quickly recover the cost of new capital investment, including property used for farming.