Washington, D.C. – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued guidance that it will no longer approve labels containing the State of California’s Proposition 65 warning statement on products containing glyphosate. Following the announcement, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) and Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Subcommittee Ranking Member Neal Dunn (FL-2) made the joint statement below: “Farmers and consumers alike depend on a sc...
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. K. Michael Conaway (TX-11), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture and Rep. Frank Lucas (OK-03), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology issued statements after Dr. Bart Fischer was named co-director of the Agricultural and Food Policy Center (AFPC) at Texas A&M University starting September 1, 2019. Dr. Fischer currently serves as Rep. Conaway’s deputy staff director and chief economist at the House Committee on Agricu...
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Washington, D.C. — House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) issued the following statement regarding the signing of an agreement to increase access for U.S. beef to the European Union (EU): “With today’s announcement, American beef producers are finally regaining long-lost access to the EU market. I commend President Trump and his team for their work in bringing this agreement together and for addressing this longstanding inequity in the U.S./EU trade relationship.”
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Washington, D.C. - House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) issued the following statement concerning the announcement made by USDA on aid to help farmers and ranchers weather unjustified retaliatory foreign tariffs imposed by China: “For too long, China has been a bully on the world stage, using predatory trade practices – including high and rising subsidies, tariffs and non-tariff trade barriers – all at the expense of American farmers and ranchers. Fortunately, we...
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Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a proposed rule to rein in an egregiously abused process that confers eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to households who receive nominal services or support from other social safety net programs, a pathway often referred to as Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (BBCE). After the announcement, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) and Nutrition, Oversight...
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Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Agriculture Committee’s Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Subcommittee held a hearing to examine the National Organic Program. After the hearing, Subcommittee Ranking Member Neal Dunn (FL-2) made the following remarks: “Consumer demand for organically produced goods continues to provide market incentives for U.S. farmers and ranchers across a broad range of products. The 2018 Farm Bill made great strides to help maintain the integrity of the National O...
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Washington, D.C. - Today, the House Agriculture Committee’s Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee held a hearing to review the state of the U.S. livestock and poultry economies. After the hearing, Subcommittee Ranking Member David Rouzer (NC-7) and Committee Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) made the following remarks: “The 2018 Farm Bill made historic investments in preventing and responding to animal pest and disease threats. As we work to address these threats, the greatest o...
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Washington, D.C. – Today the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) held an open meeting in which it proposed two rules related to crossborder clearinghouse regulation. After the meeting, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) made the following remarks: “Today the commission proposed two amendments to their rules to better facilitate cross-border deference among clearinghouse regulators. I am supportive of the chairman’s goals, and I applaud him for trying to...
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Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy and Credit held a hearing on how Brexit and other international developments affect U.S. derivatives markets. After the hearing, Subcommittee Ranking Member Austin Scott (GA-8) and Committee Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) made the following remarks: “Today’s hearing underscored the importance of maintaining the 2016 Equivalence Agreement and strong international regulatory coordination. I appla...
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Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry held a hearing on the importance of soil health. After the hearing, Subcommittee Ranking Member Doug LaMalfa (CA-1) and Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) made the following remarks: “Today’s hearing has not only highlighted the environmental benefits of sustained soil health, but also highlighted how these practices can help optimize inputs, increase resiliency and improve yields, regardless of weat...
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