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DARRELL ISSA TAPPED BY SPEAKER
The House Select Committee on Intelligence is a very small, carefully chosen bi-partisan Committe on Capitol Hill. It is the members of this small group that are given exclusive briefings on covert operations, intelligence data and other confidential information and actions of the federal government. It is an important oversight role that is played by the members of this Committee as they literally have access to information that the vast majority of Congress does not. For years, the now-disgraced Duke Cunningham served on this committee. It was recently announced by Speaker Dennis Hastert that California Congressman Darrell Issa will be replacing Cunningham on this important panel. This is a great appointment for the Congressman, and increases his growing clout on Capitol Hill. Congratulations Darrell Issa!
GOT MILK?
Today I got a press release from the office of United States Senator Dianne Feinstein. FR readers will be comforted to know that the 
Senator is now the Co-Chairman of the newly formed Congressional Dairy Farmer Caucus. Along with the announcement were some important factoids such as:
- Americans drink more than 6 billion gallons of milk per year.
- Another 10 billion gallons of milk are used each year to produce cheese.
- Yogurt, ice creanm. butter and other dairy products use another 4.2 billion gallons of milk.
Feinstein announced that among others, California GOP Congressman Devin Nunes (pictured) will co-chair this new group.
A suggestion for the caucus – declare that the best thing that the Congress can do for dairy farmers is reduce federal regulation of their business, and while they are at it, abolish the draconian death tax that causes family daily farms to be sold to pay estate taxes.
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