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LaMalfa, Conaway: Forest Health Key to Preventing Wildfires

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Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Agriculture Committee’s Conservation and Forestry Subcommittee held a hearing to review wildfire response and recovery efforts in 2020. After the hearing, Subcommittee Ranking Member Doug LaMalfa (CA-1) and Committee Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) released the following remarks: “Over seven million acres have been burned due to catastrophic wildfires ...

Conaway Commends Congressional Republican Leadership for Stopping Democrats’ Proposal to Defund Key Agricultural Programs

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Washington, D.C. — Rep. K. Michael Conaway, Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement upon passage of the Continuing Resolution (CR) which funds the U.S. government into December and includes funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help rural America, farmers, ranchers, and dairy producers: "Last Friday, there was a bipartisan agreement to f...

Conaway Rebukes House Democrats for Blocking USDA Funding for Rural America, Farmers, Ranchers, and Dairy Producers

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Washington, D.C. - Rep. K. Michael Conaway (R-TX), Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement concerning the House Democrats’ Continuing Resolution (CR) that maintains funding for all of the U.S. government but defunds the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) ability to carry out critical Farm Bill programs or further COVID-19 economic relief: “Today, the ...

Conaway Commends President Trump for Aid to Farmers, Ranchers, Dairy Producers

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Washington, D.C. - House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) issued the following statement regarding the President’s announcement on Thursday night of COVID-19 relief to farmers, ranchers, and dairy producers and concerning the Democratic leadership blocking Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) funding that would halt Farm Bill funding and further COVID-19 relief: “I wan...

Peterson, Conaway ask USDA to Analyze Cattle and Beef Supply Chains

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Washington, D.C. – House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota and Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway of Texas sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today, urging him to work with university policy research centers to analyze issues related to the cattle industry, especially in light of the recent and ongoing stress related to COVID-19. In t...

Costa, Rouzer, Peterson, Conaway Lead Letter to USDA Requesting Aid for Sheep, Lamb Producers

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Washington, D.C. – In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today, House Agriculture Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee Chairman Jim Costa of California and Ranking Member David Rouzer of North Carolina, joined by Full Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota, Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway of Texas, and 17 other Members, urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture to a...

Conaway Welcomes Jacobs, Balderson to House Agriculture Committee

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Washington, D.C. – House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) released the following statement welcoming Congressman Chris Jacobs (NY-27) and Congressman Troy Balderson (OH-12) to the House Agriculture Committee: “As we continue our work at the House Agriculture Committee on behalf of America’s farmers and ranchers, I’m excited to welcome Chris Jacobs and Troy Balderson....

Opening Statement: Ranking Member Austin Scott Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit Public Hearing: “On-Farm Energy Production: Impacts on Farm Income and Rural Communities”

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Remarks as prepared for delivery: Mr. Chairman, thank you for calling today’s hearing to review on-farm energy production. I believe this hearing is timely given the current discussions taking place on the future of U.S. energy policy and the future of U.S. agriculture. Recently, the majority staff of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis released a report which details recommended congressio...

Scott, Conaway: Bipartisanship Crucial as Energy Policy Conversations Continue

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Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Agriculture Committee’s Commodity Exchanges, Energy and Credit Subcommittee held a hearing to examine the impacts of farm energy production on farm income and rural communities. After the hearing, Subcommittee Ranking Member Austin Scott (GA-8) and Committee Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) released the following remarks: “As conversations about the fut...

Johnson, Conaway: Farmers to Families Food Box Program Off to a Good Start

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Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Agriculture Committee’s Nutrition, Oversight and Department Operations Subcommittee held a hearing to review the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farmers to Families Food Box program. After the hearing, Subcommittee Ranking Member Dusty Johnson (SD-AL) and Committee Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) released the following remarks: “When C...