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Subcommittee Highlights the Benefits of Biotechnology

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The Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology and Foreign Agriculture held a public hearing to consider the benefits of biotechnology. Witnesses emphasized the importance of biotechnology for agricultural, industrial, and medical uses.

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Chairman Frank Lucas issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Timothy Massad as the CFTC Chairman and Christopher Giancarlo and Sharon Bowen as CFTC Commissioners.

Subcommittee Examines Economic Factors, Regulatory Burdens Plaguing the Livestock Industry

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The Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit held a public hearing to review the state of the livestock industry. Members heard from two panels of witnesses that ranged from the Chief Economist of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to an array of experts representing the animal agriculture industry. Together, they highlighted issues, such as regulatory burdens, feed costs, drought, animal disease, and trade, that are impacting this sector of the agricultural economy.