Remarks as prepared for delivery: The purpose of today’s hearing is to examine high and rising foreign subsidies, tariffs, and other barriers to trade and their impacts on America’s farmers and ranchers and the future of free trade. As you will recall, on June 3rd, this Committee held a hearing where witnesses catalogued the actions major foreign competitors around the world are taking to support ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 702, legislation to lift the antiquated ban on crude oil exports. In July, the House Agriculture Committee held a hearing to examine the economic impact that exporting crude oil would have on the rural and national economy. Following the hearing, Chairman K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) and Ranking Member Collin Peterson (D-MN) sent a le... Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) issued the following statement today after the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati put a halt to the Obama Administration’s WOTUS rule nationwide. “This is a tremendous victory for agriculture and the 18 states that challenged the EPA on its egregious power grab. I have vocalized my concerns since the EPA and Army C... Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5), Chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry, held a public hearing to review the 2015 fire season and long-term trends of forest fires. Members heard from Forest Service Chief Thomas Tidwell as well as a second panel of affected stakeholders on the many reasons why forest fires are becoming increasingly more... Read more »
Remarks as prepared: Good morning, and welcome to today’s hearing of the Conservation and Forestry subcommittee to review the 2015 fire season and long term trends. This year, Western States, including Alaska, have experienced yet another catastrophic fire season with over 9 million acres burned to date. This continues an alarming trend where the average number of acres burned each year has nearly... Read more »
Remarks as prepared for delivery: I want to welcome our distinguished witnesses to today’s hearing and thank them for taking the time to be with us. We are joined by both the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to discuss the development of an important document: The 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA). It is not this Committee’s intention to legislate s... Read more »
Washington, D.C. - The House Agriculture Committee held a public hearing today with U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and Health and Human Services Secretary Burwell to review the development of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA). Earlier this year, Chairman Conaway sent a letter, along with Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) and Rep. David Rouzer (R-NC), to Secretary Vilsack ... Read more »
U.S. News & World Report By Chairman K. Michael Conaway As chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, a consumer and a father, it is important that guidance that comes out of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans report is based on sound, consistent, irrefutable science. This government document is not only a recommendation for the American people to guide healthy food purchasing decision... Read more »
Washington, D.C. - House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) issued the following statement after negotiators in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) reached an agreement in Atlanta, GA, earlier this morning. “We have long discussed the potential benefits of TPP for all of American agriculture. That being said, I have repeatedly expressed concerns to our negotiators about the l... Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (R-TX), along with 16 other members of the committee who supported Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), sent a letter to Ambassador Froman, U.S. Trade Representative, addressing concerns about ongoing negotiations in Atlanta on the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). While members expressed hope that ongoing negotiations will yie... Read more »
