WASHINGTON - DELVING DEEPER INTO THE MAJOR ISSUES CONFRONTING
AMERICA'S FARMERS AND RANCHERS, THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
THIS WEEK TACKLES TWO TOPICS IN THE FOREFRONT OF AGRICULTURE'S
POLICY AGENDA: THE VITAL ROLE TRADE PLAYS NOW AND IN AGRICULTURE'S
FUTURE, AND CHARGES OF DISCRIMINATION IN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE'S LENDING PRACTICES.
On Tuesday, March 18, the full Committee on Agriculture, chaired
by Rep. Bob Smith (R-OR), will hear testimony from Agriculture
Secretary Dan Glickman on agricultural trade now and into the
21st Century. Chairman Smith has indicated that agricultural
trade will be one of the Committee's highest priorities in the
105th Congress. On Wednesday, March 19, the Subcommittee
on Department Operations, Nutrition, and Foreign Agriculture,
chaired by Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), will hold a hearing on the
treatment of minority and limited resource producers by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
Particulars of this week's hearings are as follows:
Agricultural Trade Into the 21st Century
Committee on Agriculture
Rep. Bob Smith (R-OR), Chairman
Tuesday, March 18 - 9:30 a.m.
1300 Longworth Building
Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman to testify.
Treatment of Minority and Limited Resource Producers
Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition, and Foreign Agriculture
Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Chairman
Wednesday, March 19 - 1:00 p.m.
1300 Longworth Building
All media are invited and welcome.
For more information, please call either Dave Redmond (202-225-4050)
or David Spooner (202-225-3329), of the Committee's staff.