June 6, 2002 — During the recent Farm Bill negotiations, Rep. John Thune (R-SD) brought to the attention of the Conference an emergency situation developing in the Black Hills National Forest due to the mountain pine beetle epidemic, storm damage, and drought. Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry Subcommittee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, (R-VA) convened a hearing on Thursday to add... Read more »
President Praises Legislation, Awaits Senate to Concur May 2, 2002 – U.S. House of Representatives 280 to 141 approval early Thursday afternoon of the 2002 farm bill negotiated by House Agriculture Committee Chairman Larry Combest (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Charlie Stenholm (D-Texas) met prompt praise from President Bush, who urged the Senate to act promptly so he may sign the new farm bill into... Read more »
April 29, 2002 — In response to farm bill negotiations, Department Operations, Nutrition, and Forestry Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) issued the following statement: "Today, Senate Democrat Farm Bill Conferees put at risk millions of people who are facing the threat of catastrophic wildfire. Instead of reaching out to the communities at risk, the Senate Democrats reached out to ex... Read more »
April 18, 2002 – Late today, Senator Tom Daschle made the following statement hours after the House farm bill negotiators offered a compromise farm bill measure to Senators: "Any successful negotiation requires the cooperation of both parties. Despite our willingness to compromise on the spending within commodity programs, reforms in livestock markets, and common-sense payment limitations in the i... Read more »
March 26, 2002 - After expressing his concerns to United States Trade Representative Ambassador Allen Johnson, Congressman Bob Goodlatte today issued the following statement in response to Russia's ban on U.S. poultry: "I have urged President Bush to ask Russian President Vladimir Putin to rescind the recent import ban on U.S. poultry products. "There is no justifiable reason for Russia to ban U.S... Read more »
March 19, 2002– Lead negotiators of the House/Senate Farm Bill Conference issued the following statement by Conference Committee/House Agriculture Committee Chairman Larry Combest (R-Texas), Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Chairman Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Charlie Stenholm (D-Texas) and Senate Agriculture Nutrition and Forestry Ranking Member Richa... Read more »
February 2002 House Negotiators Balance Farm Bill Conference Agriculture's interests widely represented February 28, 2002 – House Agriculture Committee Chairman Larry Combest and Ranking Minority Member Charlie Stenholm noted the wide regional representation appointed Thursday morning to the farm bill conference presents a unified, balanced House position to the farm bill conference committee. Hou... Read more »
Chairman suggests immediate work to begin with sights on 2002 crop year Feburary 13, 2002 – House Agriculture Committee Chairman Larry Combest (R-Texas) said today's passage of a Senate farm bill should signal immediate work to begin on reconciling House and Senate versions with sights on the 2002 crop year. Combest has directed that working meetings begin immediately without waiting for the forma... Read more »
Feburary 13, 2002.— A year and a half after the implementation of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (ARPA), the House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management met to assess the progress of the implementation of the Act. As ARPA was being developed, farmers across the country emphasized the need for the inclusion of several key provisions in the legislatio... Read more »
