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Agriculture, Financial Services Republicans Demand SEC Clarify Position Regarding Prometheum’s Custody of Ethereum’s Ether

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Following Prometheum’s announcement that its subsidiary, Prometheum Capital, will provide custody services for the digital asset, Ether (ETH), Republicans on the House Committee on Agriculture and House Financial Services Committee, led by Chairmen Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) and Patrick McHenry (NC-10) and Reps. French Hill (AR-02), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Tom Emmer (MN-06), and Warren Davidson (OH...

GOP Committee Leaders Call on Administration to Explain Old-Growth Decision

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Republican leaders of the Congressional committees tasked with overseeing activities on federal forest lands are calling on the Biden administration to explain its rationale for creating a special definition for “old growth and mature forests” on federal lands. House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) and House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (AR-...

Chairman Thompson Delivers Opening Statement During China Hearing

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Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15), delivered the following opening remarks at today's full committee hearing on the dangers China poses to American agriculture. Remarks as prepared for delivery: Good morning, and thanks to all for being here for a timely and necessary conversation about the threats China poses to American agriculture. The People’s Republic...

What They Are Saying: Industry Leaders Applaud Bipartisan Ag Working Group’s Final Report

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Industry leaders and associations are applauding the House Committee on Agriculture’s bipartisan Agriculture Labor Working Group’s final report. The final report is the product of a months-long effort to identify workforce challenges faced by the agriculture industry and propose potential legislative solutions to them. Zippy Duvall, President, American Farm Bureau Federation: “AFBF thanks the Agri...

Bipartisan Members Plot Roadmap to Ease Farm Labor Crisis

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WASHINGTON, DC—House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) and Ranking Member David Scott (GA-13)released the following joint statement after the bipartisan Agricultural Labor Working Group (ALWG) released its final report. The final report is the product of a months-long effort to identify workforce issues faced by the nation’s agricultural producers and offer specific po...

Opening Statement: "For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from The Honorable Rostin Benham, Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission"

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Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15), delivered the following opening remarks at today's full committee hearing to receive testimony from Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Rostin Benham. Remarks as prepared for delivery: Before I begin my opening statement, I would like to take a moment to remember Mike Gill, former Chief Operating Officer...

Opening Statement: Full Committee Hearing With USDA Secretary Vilsack

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Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15), Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, delivered the following opening remarks at today's full committee hearing to receive testimony from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack. Good morning, and welcome to today’s hearing to receive testimony from the Secretary of Agriculture. I thank my colleagues for participating and my friend, S...

Thompson, McHenry, Hill, Johnson Press Yellen on FSOC’s Calls to Fill Regulatory Gaps in Spot Market for Non-Security Digital Assets

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Today, the Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15), Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), Chairman of the Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion Subcommittee, French Hill (AR-02), and the Chairman of the Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee, Dusty Johnson (SD-AL), sent a letter t...

Thompson, Scott Statement on Passing of Mike Gill

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House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson and Ranking Member David Scott released the following statement on the passing of Mike Gill: “We are deeply saddened to hear about the tragic and untimely passing of Mike Gill, former chief of staff to CFTC Commissioner Chris Giancarlo. Mike was a dedicated public servant, loving father and husband, and friend to all he met. Please join us i...

Thompson, Comer Statement on GAO Report on Foreign Ownership of U.S. Farmland

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Following the publication of a requested report on foreign ownership and investment in U.S. farmland by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson and House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer issued the following statement: “Growing foreign ownership of U.S. farmland, particularly by China, poses a direct thre...