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Full Committee – Public Hearing RE: Examining USDA organization and program administration – Part II

Friday, March 18, 2016 – 9:00 a.m.

1300 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C.
Full Committee – Public Hearing
RE: Examining USDA organization and program administration – Part II

Witnesses
Panel I
The Honorable Robert Bonnie, Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, USDA, Washington, D.C. 

Accompanied by: 
Ms. Mary Wagner, Associate Chief, Forest Service, USDA, Washington, D.C. 

Mr. Jason Weller, Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA, Washington, D.C.

Panel II 
Ms. Alexis Taylor, Deputy Under Secretary, Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, USDA, Washington, D.C. 

Accompanied by: 
Mr. Val Dolcini, Administrator, Farm Service Agency, USDA, Washington, D.C. 

Ms. Suzanne Palmieri, Associate Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA, Washington, D.C. 

Mr. Brandon Willis, Administrator, Risk Management Agency, USDA, Washington, D.C.

Panel III
The Honorable Catherine Woteki, Under Secretary, Research, Education and Economics, USDA, Washington, D.C. 

Accompanied by: 
Ms. Chavonda Jacobs-Young, Administrator, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, Washington, D.C. 

Mr. Sonny Ramaswamy, Director, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA, Washington, D.C. 

Mr. Joseph T. Reilly, Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA, D.C. 

Ms. Mary Bohman, Administrator, Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, D.C.

Panel IV

The Honorable Ed Avalos, Under Secretary, Marketing and Regulatory Programs, USDA, Washington, D.C 

Accompanied by: 
Ms. Elanor Starmer, Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA, Washington, D.C. 

Mr. Kevin Shea, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA, Washington, D.C. 

Mr. Larry Mitchell, Administrator, Grain Inspection Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA, Washington, D.C. 

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