Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Agriculture Committee’s Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Subcommittee held a hearing to examine the National Organic Program. After the hearing, Subcommittee Ranking Member Neal Dunn (FL-2) made the following remarks: “Consumer demand for organically produced goods continues to provide market incentives for U.S. farmers and ranchers across a broad range... Read more »
Remarks as prepared for delivery: Madam Chair, thank you for holding today’s hearing to review the National Organic Program. Consumer demand for agricultural goods produced under the organic seal continues to show double-digit growth, providing market incentives for U.S. farmers across a broad range of products. According to USDA, organic sales account for over 4% of total U.S. food sales. U.S. fa... Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, the House Agriculture Committee’s Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee held a hearing to review the state of the U.S. livestock and poultry economies. After the hearing, Subcommittee Ranking Member David Rouzer (NC-7) and Committee Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) made the following remarks: “The 2018 Farm Bill made historic investments in preventing an... Read more »
Remarks as prepared for delivery: Good morning everyone. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding today’s hearing to consider the state of the livestock and poultry economies. We are meeting today against the backdrop of incredibly difficult times in the agricultural industry. Our producers find themselves in a precarious spot after facing several years of extreme weather, volatile feed costs, uncerta... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) held an open meeting in which it proposed two rules related to crossborder clearinghouse regulation. After the meeting, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) made the following remarks: “Today the commission proposed two amendments to their rules to better facilitate cross-border deference amon... Read more »
Remarks as prepared for delivery: Mr. Chairman, thank you for scheduling this hearing. It is an important topic, and one that has been top of mind for our members for a long time. As the Ranking Member noted in his opening statement, broadband access is not about convenience, it’s about being able to participate in modern life and the economy, which is rapidly moving onto the Internet. For those w... Read more »
Remarks as prepared for delivery: Thank you, Chairman Scott, for holding this important hearing on a subject that resonates with all Americans: Rural Broadband. And thank you to our distinguished witnesses that are here today to discuss how affordable, reliable, and high-speed broadband can bring our communities into the 21st century. More than 24 million Americans who live in rural communities do... Read more »
Remarks as prepared for delivery: Mr. Chairman, I know that you remember the hearing that we conducted in 2012 on this same topic. It was a good and informative hearing and I expect that today’s hearing will build on that work. I was looking though the transcript of that hearing in the preparation for today, and I’d like to share some words of wisdom submitted by Chairman Steven Maijoor, who was t... Read more »
Remarks as prepared for delivery: Mr. Chairman, thank you for convening this hearing. You and I share a deep concern over the potential absence of international harmonization work between the CFTC and their global counterparts. The main focus of today’s hearing is on the impact of Brexit in US derivatives markets. But, we cannot talk about that without discussing the European Commission’s potentia... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy and Credit held a hearing on how Brexit and other international developments affect U.S. derivatives markets. After the hearing, Subcommittee Ranking Member Austin Scott (GA-8) and Committee Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) made the following remarks: “Today’s hearing underscored the importance of ... Read more »
