Here’s a roundup of this morning’s must-read budget and economic stories:

The Hill outlines the cuts House appropriators would like to make to labor, health care and foreign aid spending.

Politico and The Washington Post report that the Senate has passed new rules for the General Services Administration, including a rule that no conference cost more than $500,000.

According to Politico, senators are delaying work on a new farm bill. The Hill reports that CBO believes the bill “falls short” of reformers’ goals anyway.

The Associated Press says Democrats are considering new taxes on privately-held corporations.

The Daily Caller reports on new regulations on children working on their families’ farms.

On the opinion pages: Andrew Biggs argues a cut in the payroll tax for Americans nearing retirement age could help shore up Social Security while Wayne Allyn Root says Spain is the new Greece.