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 »
Remarks as prepared: Good afternoon and welcome to this year’s first meeting of the Nutrition Subcommittee. Thank you all for making time in your schedules to be here and thank you to today’s witnesses for your participation. Today, I would like to give you a glimpse of what lies ahead for this subcommittee over the next two years as we review SNAP. Before we begin, I want to take an opportunity f... Read more »
Remarks as prepared for delivery: I want to welcome our witnesses to today’s hearing and thank them for taking the time to share their thoughts and answer our questions about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. It is the largest program under the Committee’s jurisdiction, and today’s hearing marks the beginning of a top-to-bottom review of the program. We will conduct this review withou... Read more »
Chairman Massad, thank you for joining us today. Today’s hearing is the first of what I hope will be many productive engagements between you, your staff, your fellow commissioners, and the members of this committee. In 2015, the CFTC’s response to the financial crisis is entering a new phase—shifting from the breakneck race to draft rules to the more deliberative implementation of the rules. It is... Read more »
Good morning everyone. As you all know, we have a hearing with the CFTC Chairman coming up in a few minutes, so I will keep my comments brief. The Committee’s budget views and estimates letter that we are considering this morning respectfully requests that the Budget Committee give careful consideration to the significant contributions toward deficit reduction made by the Committee on Agriculture ... Read more »
“Thank you Mr. Secretary for appearing before the Committee today. You are a very busy man, so we appreciate you taking the time to be here with us today. You have long enjoyed a good working relationship with this Committee, including with our previous Chairman, Mr. Lucas, and I look forward to continuing that tradition going forward. Saturday marked the one-year anniversary of the signing of the... Read more »
I am honored to serve as the 50th Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee and to build upon the work of Frank Lucas. Chairman Lucas, you have set a high standard for the committee, and your knowledge and experience will continue to serve the Committee well as we move forward in our work together. I also want to thank Ranking Member Peterson for his contributions to agriculture in general and t... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Skylar Sowder, 202.225.4982 skylar.sowder@mail.house.gov Mr. Chairman, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 4413, the Customer Protection and End-User Relief Act. This is a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission that I introduced, along with my colleagues Ranking Member Collin Peterson and Chairman and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on General ... Read more »
