Subcommittee Examines How Funds Are Targeted for USDA's Rural Development Programs
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The Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture held a public hearing to review the various definitions of rural applied under programs operated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Subcommittee Further Explores Impact of CFTC's Rulemaking Approach for Dodd-Frank on End Users & Economy
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Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management held a public hearing to further review the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) efforts to write rules that will implement a new regulatory regime on the derivatives market under title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Ag Committee Republicans Stress the Negative Impact of Federal Regs on Production Agriculture & Rural Economies
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Republican members of the Agriculture Committee, led by Chairman Frank Lucas, spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of H. Res. 72, a resolution that instructs various committees to investigate existing, pending, and proposed regulations that hurt job creation and economic growth. Ag Committee Questions CFTC's Pace for Writing New Regulations
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The House Agriculture Committee held a public hearing to review implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Lucas & Conaway to Gensler: Adhere to Obama's Executive Order
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MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Rep. Frank Lucas (R- OK) and Rep. K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) sent a letter to the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Gary Gensler, yesterday requesting that the agency voluntarily adhere to President Obama's executive order. The executive order calls for certain federal agencies and departments to revi... Lucas Pleased with USDA's Decision on Roundup Ready Alfalfa
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Chairman Frank Lucas issued the following statement in response to the announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) on Roundup Ready alfalfa. Agriculture Committee Holds Organizational Meeting
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Members of the House Agriculture Committee met to formally organize and to adopt the Committee's rules for the 112th Congress. Ag Committee Presses USDA to Base Biotech Product Decisions on Sound Science
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The House Agriculture Committee held a public forum to review the biotechnology product regulatory approval process. Lucas, Chambliss, Roberts: USDA Sending Mixed Signals on Genetically Engineered Alfalfa
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Lawmakers sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack requesting the department to return to a science based regulatory system for agriculture biotechnology and to deregulate without conditions genetically engineered (GE) alfalfa. Lucas Commends American Farm Bureau Federation for Its Strong Support of American Agriculture
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Rep. Frank Lucas, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement as the American Farm Bureau Federation concludes its 92nd annual meeting. Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
