House Ag Committee Approves Farm Bill With Significant Savings & Reforms
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Chairman Frank Lucas of Oklahoma and Ranking Member Collin Peterson of Minnesota issued the following statements after the House Agriculture Committee approved H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013, by a large, bipartisan vote of 36-10. Opening Statement of Chairman Frank D. Lucas Committee on Agriculture Business Meeting to Consider the 2013 Farm Bill
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MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Today, we are considering H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013. It is the product of more than three years of work. This work began in the countryside with field hearings led by my friend and Ranking Member Collin Peterson. There are often criticisms about the partisanship of Congress and h... Lucas & Peterson Release House Farm Bill That Saves Nearly $40 Billion
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Chairman Frank Lucas of Oklahoma and Ranking Member Collin Peterson of Minnesota released a discussion draft of the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013 today. Opening Statement of Chairman Lucas at Business Meeting to Consider H.R. 6083, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act
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MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Good morning. Thank you all for joining us to consider the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act. Consideration of this bill is the next step in the process of authorizing the 2012 Farm Bill, and I appreciate the efforts of my colleague, Ranking Member Collin Peterson, and the bipartisan nature in which this legis... Opening Statement of Chairman Lucas at Subcommittee Hearing on the Formulation of the 2012 Farm Bill: Commodity Programs & Crop Insurance
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MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov I want to thank Chairman Conaway and Ranking Member Boswell for holding today’s hearing to review commodity programs and crop insurance as we prepare for the next Farm Bill. Last June, the Committee started the farm bill process by holding 11 audit hearings - focusing our attention on the U.S. Department of Agriculture - to lo... Opening Statement of Chairman Lucas at Field Hearing on the Future of U.S. Farm Policy: Formulation of the 2012 Farm Bill in Dodge City, KS
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MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Good morning, and thank you all for joining us today for our final Farm Bill field hearing. Congressman Huelskamp, thank you for hosting us in your district. I want to thank our witnesses for joining us today, and extend a particular welcome to Scott Neufeld who has come up from my home state of Oklahoma. This hearing is a con... Opening Statement of Chairman Lucas at Field Hearing on the Future of U.S. Farm Policy: Formulation of the 2012 Farm Bill in State University, AR
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MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Good morning, and thank you all for joining us today for this Farm Bill field hearing. I’d also like to thank Congressman Crawford for hosting us today. These field hearings are a continuation of what my good friend and Ranking Member Collin Peterson started in the spring of 2010. Today, we’ll build upon the information we gat... Opening Statement of Chairman Lucas at Field Hearing on the Future of U.S. Farm Policy: Formulation of the 2012 Farm Bill in Galesburg, IL
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MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Good morning, and thank you all for joining us today for this Farm Bill field hearing. I’d also like to thank Congressman Schilling for hosting this hearing here in Illinois. These field hearings are a continuation of what my good friend and Ranking Member Collin Peterson started in the spring of 2010. Today, we’ll build upon ... Opening Statement of Chairman Lucas at Field Hearing on the Future of U.S. Farm Policy: Formulation of the 2012 Farm Bill Saranac Lake, NY
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MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Good morning, and thank you all for joining us today for our first Farm Bill field hearing of 2012. Field hearings are one of the most important parts of the farm bill process. Not only do they allow Members of our Committee to hear directly from farmers and ranchers, but they give us a chance to see the diversity of agricultu... Opening Statement of Chairman Lucas at Agricultural Program Audit: Examination of Title IV Nutrition Programs
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MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov I’d like to thank Chairwoman Schmidt for holding this hearing, and I’d also like to welcome Ms. Rowe to the Subcommittee today. I believe that we would be holding these audits regardless of the time period in which we will be writing the next Farm Bill. With 14 separate titles covering a wide variety of programs ranging from n... Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
