Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition, and Foreign Agriculture, today praised the efforts of the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank representatives testified at a hearing coordinated by Rep. John Cooksey (R-LA) and Rep. Richard Baker (R-LA). "The U.S. wastes more than 25% of the food we produce every year. Clear... Read more »
Oregon Congressman Bob Smith, Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, today announced that he will soon introduce legislation to provide greater stability in the grazing of livestock on public lands and to embark on a proactive effort to promote forest health and protect forests from future degradation, two major legislative initiatives with broad implications for the country and the Ameri... Read more »
Congressman Bob Smith (R-OR), Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, and Rep. Doc Hastings (R-WA) today pressed Peter Scher, Special Trade Negotiator for Agriculture, to call for an end to Mexico's recently announced 101% duty on U.S. apple imports, two days after a letter from Chairman Smith to U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky protesting the new Mexican tariff. "This is a ve... Read more »
Taking advantage of expanding information technologies and the widespread growth of the internet, Orgeon Congressman Bob Smith (R-Medford) today unveiled two new sites on the World Wide Web highlighting his work on behalf of Oregon and agriculture. Smith, who represents Oregon's Second Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, also serves as Chairman of the House Committee on Ag... Read more »
Oregon Congressman Bob Smith, Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, today issued the following statement of President Bill Clinton's decision to exercise his line-item veto over a provision of the balanced budget agreement that would benefit farmers: "I am a strong supporter of the line-item veto and have been for many years. I respect and defend the President's use of the line-item veto... Read more »
Stepping up their effort to counter new air quality regulations which could severly threaten agriculture, senior members of the House Committee on Agriculture are urging fellow lawmakers to support a bill (H.R. 1984) mandating a four-year mortatorium on the new regulations, which go into effect on September 16. Agriculture Committee Chairman Bob Smith (R-OR), Vice Chairman Larry Combest (R-TX), an... Read more »
Congressman Bob Smith (R-OR), Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture and Dean of Oregon's Congressional Delegation, today praised a potentially historic budget agreemen between White House and congressional leaders, but reserved final judgement on the pact pending a closer examination of it's details. "I'm delighted that we have an agreement, which shows real courage and flexibility on bot... Read more »
Continuing his efforts to promote exports of U.S. farm products, Oregon Congressman Bob Smith, Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) would again extend an additional $25 million in GSM export credit guarantees and $20 million in P.L. 480 Title I Food for Peace Credits to Pakistan. Smith, who has made reducing non-tariff trade... Read more »
As fire fighters nationwide gear up for the 1997 forest fire season in the wake of last year's 96,000 forest fires, Congressman Bob Smith (R-OR), Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, today said the U.S. Forest Service must place greater emphasis on managing forest resources to prevent catastrophic fires and avoid the use of prescribed fire in the high risk summer months. At a hearing to... Read more »
Oregon Congressman Bob Smith, Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, today pledged to fight an amendment, offered by Massachusetts Rep. Joe Kennedy (D), to elimintate the Timber Purchaser Road Credit Program, saying the amendment would hurt rural counties and schools, citing a recent Price Waterhouse report which concludes that the credit is not a sibsidy and that it's elimination would h... Read more »
