MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov This week during The Ag Minute, guest host Rep. Scott Tipton discusses how the Republican-led House is working to create jobs and expand American energy production through the passage of the Domestic Energy and Jobs Act (H.R. 4480). The U.S. House of Representatives approved this legislative package last week in a bipartisan v... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov This week during The Ag Minute, guest host Rep. Bob Gibbs discusses the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) attempt to circumvent Congress and expand its regulatory authority under the Clean Water Act. In February, the agency issued final guidance regarding the identification of waters protected by the Clean Water Act, whi... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov This week during The Ag Minute, guest host Rep. Jeff Fortenberry discusses the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) use of aerial surveillance inspections of regulated livestock operations in Nebraska. Last week Rep. Fortenberry joined his Nebraska colleagues in writing a bipartisan, bicameral letter to EPA Administrator Li... Read more »
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The Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry, wrapped up the third and final hearing series on agricultural programs in advance of writing the next Farm Bill. This hearing focused on energy and forestry programs. Read more »
The Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, held a two-day hearing that began on Wednesday focusing on commodity programs and crop insurance in advance of writing the 2012 Farm Bill. Read more »
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... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov This week during The Ag Minute, Chairman Frank Lucas discusses the disparity between President Obama's campaign rhetoric and his actions as president when it comes to energy policy. He claims to be for all-of-the-above energy sources, but his Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) recently proposed New Source Performance Stan... Read more »
Chairman Frank Lucas issued the following statement today on the passing of Stewart Doan. Mr. Doan was a respected agricultural journalist and senior editor of Agri-Pulse. Read more »
