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 »
Remarks as prepared for delivery: Thank you for being here this morning as the Committee continues its review of U.S. international food aid programs. The purpose of today’s hearing is to obtain the perspective of those producing and processing the food used in our food aid programs as well as those tasked with distributing that aid to those in need around the world. Today’s hearing is the third i... Read more »
Remarks as prepared for delivery: Thank you for joining us today and welcome to today’s business meeting to consider H.R. 1317, a bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act and Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions, and for other purposes. During consideration of the Dodd-Frank Act, Congress clearly intended to exempt commercial ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, the House Agriculture Committee continued its review of U.S. international food aid programs by hearing from a variety of interested stakeholders—private voluntary organizations, commodity organizations, and agricultural processors—regarding their perspectives on how the programs are functioning. These witnesses represent those who produce and process the food used for th... Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, the House Agriculture Committee approved an amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 1317, a bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions, and for other purposes. First introduced by Reps. Steve Stivers (R-OH), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Chris Gibson (R-NY... Read more »
Remarks as prepared for delivery: Thank you for joining us today and welcome to today’s business meeting to consider H.R. 1317, a bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act and Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions, and for other purposes. During consideration of the Dodd-Frank Act, Congress clearly intended to exempt commercial ... Read more »
