The House Committee on Agriculture and the House Committee on Government Reform held a joint hearing today to review the Department of Agriculture's expanded Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) cattle surveillance program. The Committees heard from Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman as well as Inspector General Phyllis Fong. A complete list of witnesses is included at the end of this release. Th... Read more »
Goodlatte Statement Regarding Forest Service Roadless Areas Announcement "I applaud the Administration for taking these steps to resolve ongoing litigation over the fatally flawed roadless area policy. This policy, adopted by the previous administration in close collaboration with extreme environmentalists, would have severely limited access to almost one third of the National Forest System. Addit... Read more »
Congressman Frank Lucas, Chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research, convened a hearing today to review biotechnology in agriculture and determine the future impact of biotechnology on world agriculture. Biotechnology has long been a priority for Lucas. Last year, his subcommittee convened a hearing which focused on the regulatory aspect... Read more »
Congressman Bob Goodlatte, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, today praised United States Trade Representative Robert Zoellick for formally requesting that that the World Trade Organization (WTO) establish a dispute settlement panel (DSP) regarding Mexico's 20 percent sales tax and 20 percent distribution tax on sweetened beverages that contain high fructose corn syrup. The United States... Read more »
Congressman Bob Goodlatte, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee convened a hearing today to review agriculture in Iraq and the successful food assistance operation that reached 26 million Iraqis during the transition from Saddam's Iraq to a free Iraq . The hearing also included an update on the investigations into the Oil for Food program and discussion about the future of Iraqi production ... Read more »
Congressman Bob Goodlatte, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee , hailed House passage yesterday of comprehensive National Energy legislation, mark ing the fourth time the House has passed such legislation since 2001, saying this legislation is critical for rural America, job creation and national security. The legislation includes provisions crucial to the agriculture sector including the ... Read more »
Washington , DC -At a press conference this morning, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte and Ranking Member Charlie Stenholm, announced introduction of voluntary country-of-origin labeling legislation. Upon introduction, the bill had 13 additional cosponsors. The "Food Promotion Act of 2004," will amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to... Read more »
AGRICULTURE SUBCOMMITTEE HOLDS HEARING TO REVIEW IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FARM BILL CONSERVATION PROGRAMS Congressman Frank D. Lucas, Chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research, convened a hearing today to review implementation of the Farm Bill conservation programs. Lucas lauded the Farm Bill's conservation programs as a "phenomenal success... Read more »
PRESS CONFERENCE Who: Agriculture Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, Ranking Member Charlie Stenholm Producer Groups representing America 's cattle ranchers, pork producers, seafood producers and produce grower-shippers will also be in attendance What: Introduction of Voluntary Country-of-Origin Labeling Legislation Where: 1302 Longworth House Office Building When: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 at 11:00 a... Read more »
The House Committee on Agriculture today held a hearing to examine the programs and financial products of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, better known as Farmer Mac. The hearing focused on an October, 2003, report of the General Accounting Office entitled, Farmer Mac: Some Progress Made, but Greater Attention to Risk Management, Mission , and Corporate Governance Is Needed . In this... Read more »
