House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry Chair Abigail Spanberger of Virginia delivered the following statement during Wednesday’s hearing to review the state of conservation programs authorized by the 2018 Farm Bill. These remarks are Chair Spanberger’s as prepared for delivery.

 Rep. Marcia L. Fudge, Chair of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations, sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue in advance of a Senate hearing this morning to review the nomination of Naomi Earp as USDA Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights. 

  Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry

Public Hearing

RE: To Review USDA Farm Bill Conservation Programs

 House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota issued the following statement on the Trump Administration’s latest tariff increases: