Remarks as prepared for delivery: Chairmen Vela and Costa, thank you for holding this important hearing regarding implementation of the 2018 Farm Bill provisions and disaster assistance and thank you to Undersecretary Northey for attending and providing an update on the status of these important policies. As those of us representing rural America know firsthand, times are tough in farm country. Ov... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) made the following statement concerning legislation released yesterday evening to keep the government open and requiring that USDA’s CCC be replenished, just as Republicans and a handful of Democrats demanded: “It’s ironic that as news was released about the budget deal some are implying that House Democratic ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, the House Agriculture Subcommittees on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management as well as Livestock and Foreign Agriculture held a joint hearing to review the implementation of federal farm and disaster programs. After the hearing, Committee Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) and Subcommittee Ranking Members Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-15) and David Rouzer (NC-7) ... Read more »
Washington, DC—House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) made the following statement concerning House Democrats’ attempts to deny USDA the funds necessary to make Market Facilitation Program (MFP) and Farm Bill payments to farmers and ranchers via the CCC: “House Democratic leaders are not listening to their own rank and file members and continue to hold vital aid for ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) applauded the Environmental Protection Agency’s and Army Corps of Engineers’ announcement ending the Obama-era Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule, issuing the following remarks: “I commend the Trump administration for repealing the land grab attempted under President Obama through its Waters of the U.S. regulatio... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued guidance that it will no longer approve labels containing the State of California’s Proposition 65 warning statement on products containing glyphosate. Following the announcement, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) and Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Subcommittee Ranking... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. K. Michael Conaway (TX-11), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture and Rep. Frank Lucas (OK-03), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology issued statements after Dr. Bart Fischer was named co-director of the Agricultural and Food Policy Center (AFPC) at Texas A&M University starting September 1, 2019. Dr. Fischer currently... Read more »
Washington, D.C. — House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) issued the following statement regarding the signing of an agreement to increase access for U.S. beef to the European Union (EU): “With today’s announcement, American beef producers are finally regaining long-lost access to the EU market. I commend President Trump and his team for their work in bringing this a... Read more »
Washington, D.C. - House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) issued the following statement concerning the announcement made by USDA on aid to help farmers and ranchers weather unjustified retaliatory foreign tariffs imposed by China: “For too long, China has been a bully on the world stage, using predatory trade practices – including high and rising subsidies, tariffs ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a proposed rule to rein in an egregiously abused process that confers eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to households who receive nominal services or support from other social safety net programs, a pathway often referred to as Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (BBCE). After the announce... Read more »
