MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Thank you all for being here for this business meeting. Today, we are considering seven bills that are common-sense tweaks to Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The legislation before us ensures that Dodd-Frank is implemented as Congress intended and does not unnecessarily burden our jo... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Thank you all for being here today. In a way, we have already had this hearing during the last Congress. In fact, we held more than a dozen hearings on the Dodd-Frank Act during the last Congress with dozens of witnesses. And, we have discussed all of the bills or topics that are on our agenda today during past hearings. Unfor... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Thank you Mr. Secretary for appearing before the Committee today. I am pleased the President asked you to continue in your role as Secretary. While we may not always agree on every topic, you have never been disagreeable and you are a good friend to American agriculture. I appreciate your hard work to quickly implement the ext... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Good morning and thank you for joining me for this business meeting. The Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives require each committee to adopt an oversight plan and submit it to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Committee on House Administration by February 15th. The oversight plan... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Good morning and thank you for joining me for the first business meeting of the 113th Congress. Before we begin the business at hand, I would first like to say I am honored to serve a second term as the Chairman of this Committee. Many of you know my background, but for those who do not let me tell you. I am ... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Good morning. Chairman Conaway, I appreciate you holding this timely and important hearing to examine very real challenges that are facing both the U.S. and international regulators as they attempt to balance various reforms across a global marketplace. I hope we can all agree that reforming the OTC derivativ... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of HR 6233, which provides disaster aid to livestock and other producers. I am sure all my colleagues are keenly aware of what is happening all across this great country. A drought of epic proportions is gripping a large majority of the nation and with it is endangering vast areas of produc... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Thank you for joining us for this important hearing. I’d first like to thank the Ranking Member and his staff for their efforts today. I’d also like to thank our witnesses for their time. It is beyond unfortunate that for a second time in less than a year, this Committee is examining the circumstances of a futures commission m... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Good morning. Thank you all for joining us to consider the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act. Consideration of this bill is the next step in the process of authorizing the 2012 Farm Bill, and I appreciate the efforts of my colleague, Ranking Member Collin Peterson, and the bipartisan nature in which this legis... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov I want to thank Chairman Conaway and Ranking Member Boswell for holding today’s hearing to review commodity programs and crop insurance as we prepare for the next Farm Bill. Last June, the Committee started the farm bill process by holding 11 audit hearings - focusing our attention on the U.S. Department of Agriculture - to lo... Read more »
