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Peterson Welcomes New and Returning House Agriculture Committee Members for the 116th Congress
Washington, DC,
January 18, 2019
“This is a strong roster for the Ag Committee and I’m looking forward to tackling the challenges that our farmers and ranchers, rural communities and working families face,” said Peterson. “We have a good cross-section of the diversity of crops grown in this country and the regions that grow them, as well as great representation of the variety of issues of jurisdiction on the Committee.” House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota on Friday welcomed the new and returning members of the Committee for the 116th Congress.
“This is a strong roster for the Ag Committee and I’m looking forward to tackling the challenges that our farmers and ranchers, rural communities and working families face,” said Peterson. “We have a good cross-section of the diversity of crops grown in this country and the regions that grow them, as well as great representation of the variety of issues of jurisdiction on the Committee.”
Democratic Members of the Committee for the 116th Congress are, by seniority:
Collin Peterson, Minnesota
David Scott, Georgia Jim Costa, California Marcia Fudge, Ohio Jim McGovern, Massachusetts Filemon Vela, Texas Stacey Plaskett, U.S. Virgin Islands Alma Adams, North Carolina Abigail Spanberger, Virginia Jahana Hayes, Connecticut Antonio Delgado, New York T.J. Cox, California Angie Craig, Minnesota Anthony Brindisi, New York Jeff Van Drew, New Jersey Josh Harder, California Kim Schrier, Washington Chellie Pingree, Maine Cheri Bustos, Illinois Sean Patrick Maloney, New York Salud Carbajal, California Al Lawson, Jr., Florida Tom O’Halleran, Arizona Jimmy Panetta, California Ann Kirkpatrick, Arizona Cindy Axne, Iowa |