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Subcommittee Reviews Foreign Currency Trading
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Liz Friedlander (202) 225-1564 Liz.Friedlander@mail.house.govJames Ryder (202) 225-0020James.Ryder@mail.house.gov Today, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management held a hearing to review the implications of CFTC v. Zelener, a 2004 federal circuit court decision that impacted the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s… Agriculture Committee Publishes Climate Change Input from Stakeholder Groups
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Liz Friedlander (202) 225-1564 Liz.Friedlander@mail.house.govJames Ryder (202) 225-0020James.Ryder@mail.house.govhttp://democrats-agriculture.house.gov### Subcommittee Reviews the Future of U.S. Forestry
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Liz Friedlander (202) 225-1564 Liz.Friedlander@mail.house.govJames Ryder (202) 225-0020James.Ryder@mail.house.gov Today, Congressman Joe Baca, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry, held a hearing to review the future of U.S. forestry policy in the United States. The… Peterson Applauds Vilsack Announcement on DEIP
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WASHINGTON - Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson expressed his appreciation for Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s decision to use the Dairy Export Incentive Program to assist U.S. dairy farmers who are suffering from record low prices nation-wide. Peterson strongly encouraged the Administration to take this action to provide relief to dairy farmers. Committee Reviews Proposals for Low Carbon Fuel Standards
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Liz Friedlander (202) 225-1564 Liz.Friedlander@mail.house.govJames Ryder (202) 225-0020James.Ryder@mail.house.gov Today, the House Agriculture Committee held a hearing to review proposals to implement low carbon fuel standards and efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on state and federal levels. The Agriculture… Peterson Introduces Legislation to Protect Domestic Biofuel Industry from Unfair Government Restrictions
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Liz Friedlander (202) 225-1564 Liz.Friedlander@mail.house.govJames Ryder (202) 225-0020James.Ryder@mail.house.gov Today, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (MN) and Ranking Member Frank Lucas (OK) along with a bipartisan group of 42 Members of Congress introduced a bill to correct flawed provisions in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) that are limiting… Subcommittee Reviews Federal Food Safety Standards for Fresh and Organic Produce
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Liz Friedlander (202) 225-1564 Liz.Friedlander@mail.house.govJames Ryder (202) 225-0020James.Ryder@mail.house.govhttp://democrats-agriculture.house.gov### Statement of Chairman Collin C. Peterson and Chairman Barney Frank on OTC Derivatives
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Liz Friedlander (202) 225-1564 Liz.Friedlander@mail.house.govJames Ryder (202) 225-0020James.Ryder@mail.house.gov – House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson (D-MN) and House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank today made the following joint statement after receiving a letter by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on regulating… Subcommittee Examines Renewable Fuel Standard Implementation
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Liz Friedlander (202) 225-1564 Liz.Friedlander@mail.house.govJames Ryder (202) 225-0020James.Ryder@mail.house.govhttp://democrats-agriculture.house.gov### Joint Subcommittee Reviews National Animal Identification System
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Liz Friedlander (202) 225-1564 Liz.Friedlander@mail.house.govJames Ryder (202) 225-0020James.Ryder@mail.house.gov Today, two House Subcommittees held a joint public hearing to review the National Animal Identification System (NAIS). The Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, chaired by Representative David Scott of Georgia, and the Homeland… Browse Documents by Date or Issue |