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The Ag Minute: Tighter Dust Standard Would Cripple Ag Economy

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MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov This week during The Ag Minute, Chairman Frank Lucas, discusses the negative economic impact of a stricter regulatory standard for dust controls on the agricultural economy. The Clean Air Act requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review the standards for particle pollution every five years. EPA Administrator Li...

The Ag Minute: Forestry Industry At Risk of New Regulatory Burden From EPA

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MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov This week during The Ag Minute, guest host Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson, discusses a recent court decision that could give the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) another tool for regulating timber businesses across rural America. Rep. Thompson highlights the need to prevent the timber industry from bearing an unnecessary new re...

The Ag Minute: Proposed GIPSA Rule Deserves More Scrutiny, Economic Analysis

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MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov This week during The Ag Minute, guest host Rep. Reid Ribble, discusses the need for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to consider further public comment and an economic analysis of the proposed Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) rule before making it final. On May 18, a bipartisan group of ...

Opening Statement of Chairman Lucas at Public Hearing to Review Pending Free Trade Agreements

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MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Hinton, 202.225.0184 tamara.hinton@mail.house.gov Good morning. I’d like to thank Secretary Vilsack and Ambassador Kirk and our industry representatives for joining us today to discuss free trade. As we know, there are three pending free trade agreements with Korea, Colombia and Panama. Unfortunately it has been nearly four years since these agreements were signed and the adm...