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GOODLATTE PRAISES ADMINISTRATION’S DECISION TO CHALLENGE THE EU’S LONGSTANDING MORATORIUM ON AGRICULTURE BIOTECHNOLOGY Says WTO Case will ‘Send a message to the rest of the world that illegitimate, non-science based trade barriers will not be tolerated’ Following a meeting today in the U.S. Capitol, Agriculture Chairman Bob Goodlatte joined with House Speaker Dennis Hastert, U.S. Trade Representat... Read more »

COMMITTEE TO HOLD HEARING ON THE STATUS OF THE WTO NEGOTIATIONS ON AGRICULTURE Hearing First in a Series Related to Trade The House Committee on Agriculture will hold a hearing on May 21, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. to receive testimony on the current status of World Trade Organization negotiations on agriculture. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman and United States Trade Representative Robert Zoellick a... Read more »

AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE PASSES HEALTHY FORESTS LEGISLATION Bill Moves One Step Closer to Final Passage The House Agriculture Committee today passed critical legislation to protect our nation’s forests from future catastrophic wildfires. Under the leadership of Committee Chairman Goodlatte, the bipartisan Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 2003 passed out of the committee by a voice vote. “This legisl... Read more »

GOODLATTE MEETS WITH RUSSIAN MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE REGARDING TRADE ISSUES Continues to Push for Open Access to Russian Markets for U.S. Agriculture Products as Evidence That Russia is Ready to Join the WTO : - This morning Chairman Bob Goodlatte, in a meeting with Aleksey Gordeyev, Russia’s Minister of Agriculture and Deputy Prime Minister, engaged in a broad discussion of timely issues includin... Read more »

AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE HOLDS HEARING ON PRESIDENT’S HEALTHY FORESTS INITIATIVE Witnesses Testify That Initiative Will Lead to Prevention of Catastrophic Fires Through Proper Management Looking towards the 2003 fire season, the House Committee on Agriculture today held a hearing on the President’s Healthy Forests Initiative, to move forward legislation which has been deemed a priority by both the Co... Read more »

AGRICULTURE SUBCOMMITTEE REVIEWS IMPLEMENTATION OF 2002 FARM BILL AND 2OO3 AGRICULTURE ASSISTANCE Subcommittee Chairman Moran Says ‘I am Encouraged by the Department’s Efforts to Date’ Congressman Jerry Moran, Chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, convened his first hearing today to review the implementation of the “Farm Security and Rural ... Read more »

Committee Holds Hearing on Artificial Barriers to U.S. Trade and Food Aid Witnesses Testify on Domestic and International Impact of EU Policy on Biotechnology…Say There is No Sound Science to Support a Moratorium The House Agriculture Committee today held a hearing on the issue of artificial barriers to U.S. trade and food aid, focusing on the European Union’s moratorium on agricultural biotechnol... Read more »

GOODLATTE COMMENDS ADMINISTRATION FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO MAKING AGRICULTURE THE CORNERSTONE OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS : - This morning members of the House Agriculture Committee met with Secretary Veneman, Secretary Evans and Ambassador Zoellick, regarding agricultural trade issues, specifically the ongoing WTO negotiations as well as free trade agreement negotiations between the United... Read more »

Agriculture Committee Announces Subcommittee Assignments for the 108th Congress Washington, DC: The Agriculture Committee today released Subcommittee assignments for the 108th Congress. Under the Rules of the House Agriculture Committee, the Chairman, Rep. Bob Goodlatte, and Ranking Minority Member, Rep. Charlie Stenholm, of the Full Committee serve as ex officio Members of each Subcommittee. Addi... Read more »

CHAIRMAN GOODLATTE'S STATEMENT CONCERNING THE FINAL OMNIBUS SPENDING BILL AND THE DROUGHT ASSISTANCE PROVISION "We are pleased that the final drought assistance provision provides targeted disaster relief to those farmers who need it the most. It is my hope that this approach will help countless American farmers avoid devastating financial circumstances. I am also pleased that it is paid for. Howe... Read more »