Department of Agriculture Oversight Hearing
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack testified before the House Agriculture Committee on oversight of his department and the importance of renewing the farm bill. Several topics were addressed,…
656 viewsAgriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack testified before the House Agriculture Committee on oversight of his department and the importance of renewing the farm bill. Several topics were addressed,…
656 viewsAgriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack testified on agriculture policy and recommendations for the 2023 farm bill, before the House Agriculture Committee. Topics included disaster relief programs…
897 viewsThe House Agriculture Committee held a hearing to examine challenges facing the agriculture industry. Executives from various organizations testified on issues affecting producers, including…
524 viewsThe directors of the CIA, FBI, National Intelligence, National Security Agency, and the Defense Intelligence Agency testified on global security threats before the House Intelligence Committ…
3,419 viewsRetired General and Former CIA Director David Petraeus along with other former intelligence community officials testified before the House Intelligence Committee. They discussed U.S. relatio…
3,449 viewsThe House unanimously passed legislation requiring the Director of National Intelligence to declassify and make public information on potential links between the Wuhan Institute of Virology …
View in Congressional Chronicle5,341 viewsMeat producers and the heads of the nation’s top meatpacking companies testified about prices at a House Agriculture Committee. In the first panel, farmers and meat packers spoke about risin…
1,092 viewsThe House Agriculture Committee held a hearing to examine the impact of electric vehicle investment on the agriculture industry and rural America. Experts in the automotive and energy sector…
1,187 viewsThe House passed a $2.2 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, 214-207. Eighteen Democrats joined all Republicans in voting against the measure. Democrats brought the bill to the floor despite the l…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,874 viewsThe House passed a bill intended to combat money laundering by curbing the use of shell companies while requiring corporations to report ownership information to the Treasury Department. Mem…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,508 viewsThe House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management held a hearing to review the state of the farm economy. Four farmers talked about the financial and trade i…
900 viewsAgriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue testified before the House Agriculture Committee on the state of the rural economy. Committee members asked questions on a wide range of topics, including …
1,309 viewsThe House passed the final version of the House-Senate compromise of the farm bill. The legislation sets a five-year extension of farm subsidies, crop insurance, nutrition, and rural develop…
View in Congressional Chronicle4,202 viewsThe House Agriculture Committee held a meeting to draft legislation for the 2018 farm bill. Members delivered opening statements followed by discussions of amendments dealing with nutrition …
1,731 viewsThe House failed to pass a balanced budget constitutional amendment. A two-thirds majority was needed for passage. The House also swore in Representative-elect Conor Lamb (D-PA).
View in Congressional Chronicle823 viewsAgriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue testified at a House Agriculture Committee hearing on the role of farming on rural economies throughout the U.S. Topics included an outbreak of bacteria on…
1,335 viewsThe House debated and passed bills dealing with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission. Members also gave general speeches.
View in Congressional Chronicle5,341 viewsHouse Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) held a ceremonial swearing-in and photo opportunity with members of the 115th Congress and their families. The event happens at the start of each Congre…
3,455 viewsAdministrator Gina McCarthy testified on the impact of her Environmental Protection Agency’s regulations on the rural economy, including possible effects on farmers and ranchers. She address…
1,166 viewsAgriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell testified at a hearing on the development of nutrition guidelines. Issues included he process for dev…
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