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Chairman Thompson Reflects on Today's Hearing on the Challenges Facing American Agriculture

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Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson, Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, delivered the closing remarks below following today's full committee hearing entitled "Uncertainty, Inflation, Regulations: Challenges for American Agriculture." "Today’s hearing has really shined a spotlight on the issues confronting producers and the entire agriculture sector from the farm to the consumer. "Whether it is m...

Opening Statement: "Uncertainty, Inflation, Regulations: Challenges for American Agriculture"

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Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson, Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, delivered the following opening remarks at today's full committee hearing entitled, "Uncertainty, Inflation, Regulations: Challenges for American Agriculture." Remarks as prepared for delivery: "Good morning, and welcome to the first House Committee on Agriculture hearing of the 118th Congress. Our focus this morning will be...

Randy Feenstra: Waters of U.S. rule is overreach, burdensome on agriculture

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The Globe Gazette By Rep. Randy Feenstra (IA-04) Late last year, the Biden Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency quietly finalized and expanded the definition of the Waters of the United States rule. As a result, it cemented the federal government’s increasingly intrusive role in regulating bodies of water – both large and small. Under this new definition, more than 97% of Iowa’s land, ...

Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Scott Announce Subcommittee Rosters for 118th Congress

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Today, House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) and Ranking Member David Scott (GA-13) finalized subcommittee rosters for the 118th Congress. Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Republican Members include: Rep. Austin Scott (GA-08), Chairman Rep. Rick Crawford (AR-01) Rep. Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) Rep. David Rouzer (NC-07) Rep. Dusty Johnson...

ICYMI: Highlights From The World Ag Expo

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On Tuesday, Glenn "GT" Thompson, Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, hosted the first official Farm Bill listening session in Tulare, California at the World Ag Expo. The bipartisan panel featured members from across the country, including Speaker Kevin McCarthy (CA-20), Rep. David Valadao (CA-22), Rep. Jim Costa (CA-21), Rep. Doug LaMalfa (CA-24), Rep. David Rouzer (NC-07), Rep. Salud...

Chairman Thompson Releases Statement on Updated CBO Baseline

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Following the release of the Congressional Budget Office's updated baseline projections, Glenn "GT" Thompson, Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, issued the following statement: “Today’s CBO baseline release underscores what I have been consistently hearing from producers across the country—in light of record high input costs and volatile markets and weather, improvements to farm polic...

Valley farmers, 2 congressmen want to hear from you about the new Farm Bill

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The Fresno Bee By Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) and Rep. David Valadao (CA-22) The last two years have been defined by uncertainty—a global pandemic, war in Ukraine, supply chain disruption, record inflation, and skyrocketing costs from the gas pump to the grocery store. America's agriculture sector was not spared from these challenges. In fact, despite these challenges, America’s farmers a...

Chairman Thompson Delivers Opening Remarks at Committee Organizational Meeting

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Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson, Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, delivered the following opening remarks at today's Committee Organizational Meeting for the 118th Congress. Remarks as prepared for delivery: "Good morning, and welcome to the organizing meeting of the House Committee on Agriculture for the 118th Congress. I am honored to be the first Pennsylvanian to serve as Chairman in ne...

Chairman Thompson Announces Full Committee Organizational Meeting for the 118th Congress

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Today, Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson, Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, announced the Committee Organizational Meeting for the 118th Congress. WHAT: A meeting to consider organizational matters of the Committee on Agriculture for the 118th Congress and the Oversight Plan for the Committee on Agriculture for the 118th Congress. WHEN: Wednesday, February 8, 2023 TIME: 9:30 AM ET LOCATION: 1...

Thompson Announces Subcommittee Chairs and Jurisdiction for the 118th Congress

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Today, Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15), Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, announced subcommittee Chairs and jurisdiction for the 118th Congress: "I'm excited to welcome this talented slate of subcommittee Chairs for the 118th Congress. Their expertise and partnership are essential to fulfilling this Committee’s mandate of delivering certainty and prosperity to American agriculture a...