MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Good morning, and thank you all for joining us today for our final Farm Bill field hearing. Congressman Huelskamp, thank you for hosting us in your district. I want to thank our witnesses for joining us today, and extend a particular welcome to Scott Neufeld who has come up from my home state of Oklahoma. This hearing is a con... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Good morning, and thank you all for joining us to consider our budget reconciliation instructions. It’s no secret that we’re facing a severe debt crisis right now. We have about $16 trillion in debt piled up, and if we don’t act quickly, we will be passing a crushing burden on to our children and grandchildren. This Committee ... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Good morning, and thank you all for joining us today for this Farm Bill field hearing. I’d also like to thank Congressman Crawford for hosting us today. These field hearings are a continuation of what my good friend and Ranking Member Collin Peterson started in the spring of 2010. Today, we’ll build upon the information we gat... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Good morning, and thank you all for joining us today for this Farm Bill field hearing. I’d also like to thank Congressman Schilling for hosting this hearing here in Illinois. These field hearings are a continuation of what my good friend and Ranking Member Collin Peterson started in the spring of 2010. Today, we’ll build upon ... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Good morning, and thank you all for joining us today for our first Farm Bill field hearing of 2012. Field hearings are one of the most important parts of the farm bill process. Not only do they allow Members of our Committee to hear directly from farmers and ranchers, but they give us a chance to see the diversity of agricultu... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov ~ as prepared for delivery ~ Good morning, and thank you all for joining us today for our first Farm Bill field hearing of 2012. Field hearings are one of the most important parts of the farm bill process. Not only do they allow Members of our Committee to hear directly from farmers and ranchers, but they give us a chance to s... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Good morning, and thank you all for joining us to consider the budget views and estimates letter for fiscal year 2013. Before we begin, I’d like to thank Ranking Member Peterson for all the help he has provided on this issue. For the past year, this Committee has worked to identify areas for potential deficit reduction while a... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Good morning, and thank you all for being here. Today’s hearing will focus on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) agenda for the upcoming year. I’d like to thank Chairman Gensler for joining us to share his perspective. This is a timely hearing, as the CFTC is facing a number of issues of concern to our constituent... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Thank you all for being here today for this business meeting. In a way, we began preparing for today's markup nearly a year ago. That's when we held our first hearing on the implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. We've held a total of seven hearings in the past year, gathe... 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 help in pulling this hearing together. I'd also like to thank our witnesses for being here. Each Member of this Committee understands the importance of the futures markets for farmers and ranchers across the ... Read more »
