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Witnesses testified on at the bankruptcy of MF Global. The panel also reviewed the recent collapse of Peregrine Financial Group, and how customer protections could be strengthened to prevent…

Witnesses testified on the ongoing implementation of the Dodd-Frank financial regulations law. U.S. futures regulator Gary Gensler acknowledged that the regulatory system failed to protect c…

The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee met to mark up the 2012 Farm bill.

MF Global executives testified about the bankruptcy of their financial firm, as well as claims a senior employee with the company told one of its auditors that CEO Jon Corzine knew about the…

Customers affected by the financial firm MF Global’s bankruptcy testified at a Senate hearing. Roger Hupfer, a grain elevator operator from Freeland Michigan said regulators clearly failed t…

Witnesses testified about implementation of the financial regulation law that President Obama signed the previous July, and the effect of that legislation on the commodities and derivatives …

The Senate Agriculture Committee met to mark up legislation to regulate the $450 trillion dollar derivatives market. The measure passed with only Iowa Republican Charles Grassley voting for …

Former Iowa Governor Thomas Vilsack about his nomination as secretary of agriculture. Among the issues addressed were agriculture policy, farm subsidies, biofuel and alternative energy polic…

The Senate Agriculture Committee held a hearing on the role of derivatives in the current financial crisis and regulatory issues pertaining to them. Credit swaps and derivatives function in …

A hearing was held on the nominations of Walter Lukken to be the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and for Bartholomew Chilton and Scott O’Malia to be commissioners.

The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee held a hearing on the nomination of former Governor Edward T. Schafer to be the secretary of Department of Agriculture. Senators Kent…

A portion of the Farm Reauthorization Bill was marked up. Members talked about provisions, offered amendments, and discussed policies on farm subsidies. The entire session is not shown.

Witnesses testified about programs to limit “junk food” in school lunch programs. They talked about the impact of nutrition on child health and development, differing guidelines for types of…

Secretary Johanns testified the proposed fiscal year 2008 budget for the Department of Agriculture for the reauthorization of farm programs. Among the topics he addressed were the state of a…

Witnesses testified about the Bush Administration positions on key agricultural issues. Topics included the state of the food and agriculture system, conservation practices, agriculture inco…

Senator Lugar talked about the future of U.S. farm policy and the Senate Agriculture Committee, which he will chair in the 104th Congress. He mentioned such issues as farm subsidies and cred…

Agriculture Department officials testified about the impact of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also called mad cow disease, on trade in cattle and beef products in North America and …

The Senate Agriculture Committee unveiled a portrait of Senator Richard Lugar (R-Indiana). He chaired the committee from 1995-2001.

Witnesses testified about the operation of the Office of Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the role of the Office of the General Counsel of the USDA in addressing discr…

Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman testified that commodity prices, when adjusted for inflation, were the lowest they had been in 40 years. He said that with recent weather disasters and inc…