Washington, D.C. – House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) and Republican Leader-Elect Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-15) issued the following statements after the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) announcement that the United States is filing enforcement action under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to challenge Canada’s allocation of dairy tariff... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) released the following statement of congratulations for the newly selected Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, Congressman David Scott (GA-13): “David has a long history of serving this nation, both in the Georgia State Legislature and in Congress. He has proven himself to be a champion for rur... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) released the following statement of congratulations for the newly selected Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee, Congressman Glenn Thompson (PA-15): "GT has served as my deputy on the House Agriculture Committee for the past six years. He was instrumental in crafting the 2018 Farm Bill, and... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed S. 4054, the United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act, by voice vote. House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) released the following statement of support upon passage: “The Grain Standards Reauthorization Act lays the foundation for grain and oilseed marketing benefiting the entire agricultural val... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Agriculture Committee’s Conservation and Forestry Subcommittee held a hearing to review the challenges and successes of conservation programs in 2020. After the hearing, Subcommittee Ranking Member Doug LaMalfa (CA-1) released the following remarks: “USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has persevered through the challenges of this year, adapting... Read more »
Washington, D.C. - House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) released the following statement after voting against the latest multi-trillion dollar Democrat wish list: “Yet again, Democrats refuse to come to the negotiating table on COVID-19 response legislation. The latest $2.2 trillion socialist spending spree includes funding for every liberal request under the sun, ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) introduced the Digital Commodity Exchange Act of 2020, legislation that creates a single, opt-in national regulatory framework for digital commodity trading platforms under the jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). “The Digital Commodity Exchange Act (DCEA) provides a clear pa... Read more »
Washington, D.C — Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway introduced the Digital Commodity Exchange Act of 2020, legislation that creates a single, opt-in national regulatory framework for digital commodity trading platforms under the jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Cosponsors of the Digital Commodity Exchange Act (DCEA) include Congres... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Agriculture Committee’s Conservation and Forestry Subcommittee held a hearing to review wildfire response and recovery efforts in 2020. After the hearing, Subcommittee Ranking Member Doug LaMalfa (CA-1) and Committee Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) released the following remarks: “Over seven million acres have been burned due to catastrophic wildfires ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Rep. K. Michael Conaway, Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement upon passage of the Continuing Resolution (CR) which funds the U.S. government into December and includes funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help rural America, farmers, ranchers, and dairy producers: "Last Friday, there was a bipartisan agreement to f... Read more »
