MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Today, Rep. Timothy V. Johnson, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture, held an audit hearing to examine U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) rural development programs. This is the eleventh and final hearing in the audit series designe... Read more »
Chairman Frank Lucas sent a letter today to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson requesting a response to a list of questions from a bipartisan group of lawmakers that was submitted to her agency nearly six months ago. Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov This week during The Ag Minute, guest host Rep. Scott DesJarlais highlights opportunities for Congress and the White House to work together on measures for job creation. To date, two House-passed jobs bills have not been considered by the Democratic-led Senate nor has the President sent the three free trade agreements to Congr... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov This week during The Ag Minute, guest host Rep. Martha Roby discusses the disparity between job growth in Obama's regulatory agencies and the private sector. While taxpayers will spend more than $54 billion to support government regulators in 2011, the true cost to our economy is much greater. The American Action Forum estimat... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov This week during The Ag Minute, guest host Rep. Austin Scott discusses the Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 (H.R. 2682), which he cosponsored along with a bipartisan group of lawmakers. It ensures that end-users, such as hospitals, farmer cooperatives and manufacturers, can continue using derivative... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov This week during The Ag Minute, guest host Rep. Tim Huelskamp calls on President Obama to submit the pending free trade agreements to Congress for a clean vote. The free trade agreements (FTAs) with Korea, Colombia, and Panama are worth more than $2.5 billion annually in expanded market access for America’s farmers and rancher... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov This week during The Ag Minute, guest host Rep. Rick Crawford discusses the latest efforts by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to impose unnecessary regulations on farmers and ranchers. The agency is attempting to implement a rule under the oil Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) program that would re... Read more »
MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov This week during The Ag Minute, guest host Rep. Bob Goodlatte discusses the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed regulations for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. There are concerns that EPA is not recognizing the contribution producers have made to ensuring a healthy bay. Additionally, there are concerns that EPA is n... Read more »
The Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture, held an audit hearing to examine U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) research programs. Read more »
