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. Subcommittee Examines Credit Availability for Agricultural Producers
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Today, Rep. Eric A "Rick" Crawford, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit held a public hearing to review credit availability in rural America. Lucas Statement on House Passage of CFTC Reauthorization Bill
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Today, Chairman Frank Lucas of Oklahoma issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4413, the Customer Protection and End-User Relief Act of 2014. Floor Statement of Chairman Frank D. Lucas on H.R. 4413, the Customer Protection and End-User Relief Act of 2014
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MEDIA CONTACT: Skylar Sowder, 202.225.4982 skylar.sowder@mail.house.gov Mr. Chairman, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 4413, the Customer Protection and End-User Relief Act. This is a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission that I introduced, along with my colleagues Ranking Member Collin Peterson and Chairman and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on General ... Subcommittee Examines Credit Availability for Agricultural Producers
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Today, Rep. Rick Crawford, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit held a public hearing to review credit availability in rural America. Subcommittee Examines Impact of EPA Water Rule on Agricultural Producers
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Rep. Glenn 'GT' Thompson, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry, held a public hearing to review the interpretive rule regarding the applicability of Clean Water Act agricultural exemptions. Practice
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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. Lucas: New Leadership at CFTC Must Focus on Consensus, Bring Certainty to the Marketplace
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Rep. Frank Lucas, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Timothy Massad as the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and Christopher Giancarlo and Sharon Bowen as CFTC Commissioners. Agriculture Committee Approves Rules & Announces Subcommittee Assignments
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Members of the House Agriculture Committee met to formally organize and adopt the Committee's rules for the 113th Congress. 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. Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
