Subcommittee Continues Oversight of CFTC's Rulemaking Process
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The Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management held a public hearing to further review the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) rulemaking process for implementing title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Subcommittee Examines Issues Facing Poultry Industry
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The Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry held a public hearing to review the state of the poultry industry. Four Committee Chairs Send Bicameral, Bipartisan Letter to Key Regulators Urging End-User Exemption
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Four Committee Chairs sent a letter to U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Secretary Gary Gensler, and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Mary Schapiro yesterday urging them to provide an exemption from margin requirements for end-user transactions. Subcommittee Examines How to Increase Export Opportunities for American Producers
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The Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture, held a public hearing to review market promotion programs and their effectiveness on expanding exports of U.S. agricultural products. Subcommittee Examines Issues Facing Beef Industry
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The Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry held a public hearing to review the state of the beef industry. Lucas Statement on Ryan's Proposed Budget Plan
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Chairman Frank Lucas issued the following statement regarding Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan's Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Resolution. Ag Committee Questions Impact of CFTC's Rules on Economy
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the House Agriculture Committee held a public hearing to review the definitions of key terms included in Title VII of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, such as "swap," "Swap Dealer," and "Major Swap Participant." Lucas & Peterson Praise House Passage of H.R. 872
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Chairman Frank Lucas and Ranking Member Collin Peterson issued the following statements after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 872, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 in a bipartisan vote, 292-130. Subcommittee Stresses EPA's Overreach with Chesapeake Bay Program
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The Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry held a public hearing to further review the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL), agricultural practices, and their implications on national watersheds. Agriculture Committee Adopts Budget Letter
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The House Agriculture Committee adopted the budget views and estimates letter which outlines the committee's budget recommendations for the agencies and programs under its jurisdiction for fiscal year 2012. Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
