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Liz Friedlander (202) 225-1564 Liz.Friedlander@mail.house.govJames Ryder (202) 225-0020James.Ryder@mail.house.govhttp://democrats-agriculture.house.gov### Read more »

Liz Friedlander (202) 225-1564 Liz.Friedlander@mail.house.govJames Ryder (202) 225-0020James.Ryder@mail.house.gov Today, Congressman David Scott, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry, held a hearing to discuss the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) food safety systems. The Subcommittee heard testimony from USDA Food Safety and Inspection S... Read more »

Liz Friedlander (202) 225-1564 Liz.Friedlander@mail.house.govJames Ryder (202) 225-0020James.Ryder@mail.house.gov Today, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management held a hearing to review the state of the farm economy. Representative Leonard Boswell of Iowa is Chairman of the Subcommittee. The committee heard testimony from two panels of witnesses about the... Read more »

Liz Friedlander (202) 225-1564 Liz.Friedlander@mail.house.govJames Ryder (202) 225-0020James.Ryder@mail.house.gov Today, the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry held a hearing to review the problem of obesity in the United States. The subcommittee heard testimony from health and obesity experts about the most current statistics on ... Read more »

Liz Friedlander (202) 225-1564 Liz.Friedlander@mail.house.govJames Ryder (202) 225-0020James.Ryder@mail.house.gov Today, the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research held a hearing to review the administration and management of contracts for the USDA conservation programs. The hearing focused on the importance of ensuring that USDA conservation progr... Read more »

Liz Friedlander (202) 225-1564 Liz.Friedlander@mail.house.govJames Ryder (202) 225-0020James.Ryder@mail.house.gov Today, the House Committee on Agriculture adopted the budget views and estimates letter which outlines the Committee’s budget recommendations for the federal agencies and programs under its jurisdiction for fiscal year 2010. The letter will be submitted to House Budget Committee Chairm... Read more »

Liz Friedlander (202) 225-1564 Liz.Friedlander@mail.house.govJames Ryder (202) 225-0020James.Ryder@mail.house.gov Today, the House Agriculture Committee resumed its series of hearings to review legislation addressing the transparency and oversight of derivative markets. For the second consecutive day, the Committee received testimony and asked questions of fifteen witnesses representing stakeholde... Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, the House Agriculture Committee continued its series of hearings examining the role of credit derivatives in the U.S. economy. Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota called today’s hearing to continue the Committee’s inquiry into credit derivatives, particularly credit default swaps, and their part in the credit and financial crisis that took down some of the largest financial institutions in the world.

WASHINGTON – Today, the House Agriculture Committee held a hearing to review the role of credit derivatives in the U.S. economy, and the role they may have played in the recent credit and financial crisis affecting markets around the world.

WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the conference report for the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008, a groundbreaking bill that invests in improved nutrition, conservation, renewable energy and farm programs and includes significant reforms.