Barley Growers Present Committee with Policy Recommendations Modifications in policy to help remove U.S. barley from endangered list (March 8, 2001) House Agriculture Committee Chairman Larry Combest (R-Texas) convened the third in a series of hearings on the future of American farm policy today. Responding to the Chairman's challenge to present specific proposals on their own commodity programs w... Read more »
Committee Reviews Farm Credit Administration National Charters Proposal is first of Ag Committee's examination of FCA's rules and credit needs (March 7, 2001) Reviewing the proposed rule for issuing Farm Credit System national charters, House Agriculture Committee Members on Wednesday brought the Farm Credit Administration's chairman and banking industry representatives before a hearing prior to t... Read more »
Statement of Chairman Larry Combest in response to the President's Budget Blueprint for New Beginnings (February 28, 2001) The priorities that President Bush outlined last evening in his address to the Congress show a keen understanding of the needs of all Americans. This budget plan will protect social security, improve education for our children and allow us to pay down our national debt. Americ... Read more »
House Ag Committee Hears Cotton's Farm Program Specifics National Cotton Council first to answer Chairman's commodity challenge (February 15, 2001) House Agriculture Committee Chairman Larry Combest (R-Texas) on Thursday convened the first of what promises to be an intense and interesting set of hearings on specifics for future national farm policy. First to volunteer specifics on its own farm com... Read more »
Ag Committee Focuses on Farming's Fragile Economy Panel of economists predicts 4th consecutive year of record low commodity prices (February 14, 2001) House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Larry Combest (R-Texas) today opened a series of hearings to the recommendations of farm economists, agricultural experts, and producer organizations addressing the needs of the fragile farm economy. Wednesday... Read more »
Ag's House Members Examine Future Farm Policy Options Reviewing the Commission Report on 21st Century Production Agriculture (January 31, 2001) As House Agriculture Committee Members prepare to embark upon the process of building consensus in future farm policy, they convened Wednesday to examine the final report of the Commission on 21st Century Production Agriculture, created by the Ag Committee... Read more »
Ag Chairman Notes USDA Efforts to Speed Farmer Payments (January 25, 2001) USDA paperwork for 2000 crop year payments for producers should have been completed by Christmas, but new USDA management will move through the backlog while producers complete signups that began one week ago. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Larry Combest (R-Texas) noted that a Bush Administration freeze on last-minute... Read more »
Ag Chairman Combest Names Subcommittee Chairmen Breadth of experienced leaders meets agenda for agriculture's challenges (January 8, 2001) House Agriculture Committee Chairman Larry Combest (R-Texas) today designated five subcommittee chairmen with jurisdictions reflecting the Committee's focus for the just-convened 107th Congress of the U.S. House of Representatives. "The mainstay of agriculture ... Read more »
Ag Chairman Welcomes Ann Veneman's Selection as USDA Secretary Combest notes importance of experienced choice by President-elect Bush (December 20, 2000) House Agriculture Committee Chairman Larry Combest (R-Texas) issued the following statement welcoming Ann Veneman as the choice of President-elect George W. Bush for U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. "I look forward to working with Ms. Veneman," sai... Read more »
Congress Concludes Commodity Futures Modernization Act House-Senate committee leaders craft consensus measure After four years of examination and legislative preparation, Congress moved Friday to finalize “The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000” (H.R. 5660) with votes in the House and Senate that will modernize the existing regulatory framework for exchange-traded and over-the-counter der... Read more »
