Remarks as prepared for delivery: Good Afternoon. Thank you for joining us for our second meeting of the Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit Subcommittee of the House Committee on Agriculture. Yesterday, we kicked off the work of this new subcommittee by hearing from several representatives from the community of derivatives end users on their thoughts regarding the CFTC reauthorization process... Read more »
Remarks as prepared for delivery: Thank you, Chairman Rouzer and Ranking Member Costa, for holding this important hearing. Thank you, also to all of our witnesses for taking your time to be here today and helping us understand the consequences we face if we fail to act and the WTO appellate body ultimately finds against the United States as the previous panels have. The debate surrounding mandator... Read more »
Remarks as prepared for delivery: Good morning. I would like to start by quickly thanking Mr. Bryan Blinson for attending today’s hearing. Mr. Blinson serves as the Executive Director for the North Carolina Cattlemen’s Association. We are happy to have him join us today and appreciate all his hard work on behalf of North Carolina’s cattlemen. As we have all observed, the United States is fortunate... Read more »
Chairman Austin Scott has been an important voice of common sense on our Committee for the past four years and I am grateful that he has agreed to chair this subcommittee. With his previous experience in the financial services industry I know he will be an asset to this committee during reauthorization and during our oversight hearings in the coming year. I am equally pleased that David Scott is b... Read more »
Remarks as prepared for delivery: Good Afternoon. I’d like to welcome you to the inaugural hearing of the Commodity Exchanges, Energy and Credit subcommittee of the House Committee on Agriculture. I am honored that Chairman Conaway asked me to serve the Committee this Congress by chairing our newest subcommittee. When Mr. Conaway asked me to step into this role, he said that he wanted to ensure th... Read more »
Remarks as prepared for delivery: Good Morning. I want to thank each of you for being here today to discuss agricultural biotechnology. Mankind has used biological technologies for more than 10,000 years to improve crops and livestock, and to make useful food products, such as bread and cheese, and to preserve dairy products. When applied to plant breeding, these technologies have led to the evolu... Read more »
Remarks as prepared for delivery: Today we will once again consider the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act. As many of you will remember, this Committee met four years ago to mark up this very same bill text. That bill, H.R. 872, was reported out of our committee by voice vote and passed the House floor on suspension with a vote of 292-130. The same bill passed the House in the last Congress as H.R. ... Read more »
Remarks as prepared for delivery: I want to start by welcoming all of our witnesses and thanking them for taking time out of their busy schedules to come share their thoughts with us today. As those of us in this room are aware, America’s farmers and ranchers are the most productive in the world. They have continuously proven their ability to meet rapidly-growing and ever-changing demands here at ... Read more »
Remarks as prepared: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to the witnesses testifying today. Our farmers, ranchers and foresters have a great champion in Chairman Thompson. In the 114th Congress, he is once again chairman of the subcommittee that both highlights the important work they are doing and oversees conservation and forestry programs and regulations. The men and women who farm, ranch an... Read more »
Remarks as prepared: Good morning and welcome to today’s hearing to review the definition of the “waters of the United States” proposed rule and its impact on rural America. The Clean Water Act created a historic partnership between the federal government and the states to protect our nation’s navigable waterways. However, since the law’s inception, the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers have on ... Read more »
