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House Agriculture Committee, Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research Opening Statement on next generation biofuels Good Morning. Chairman Holden and Ranking Member Goodlatte. I would like to welcome our two distinguished panels of witnesses from the private sector and the USDA to discuss America’s future on next generation biofuels. A simple premise in this day and age is that w... Read more »

Yesterday I joined Congressman Frank Lucas (R-OK), Ranking Member on the House Committee on Agriculture, and other House Republicans to voice my opposition to H.R. 2749, the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009. In short, this bill would give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unprecedented authority and oversight to further regulate our nation’s agriculture and livestock industry. In addition ... Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green), a member of the House Committee on Agriculture, along with all 17 Republican members of the Agriculture Committee sent Speaker Nancy Pelosi a letter today asking for more time to consider the Waxman-Markey climate change and energy legislation (H.R. 2454). Rep. Pelosi told committee chairmen that they had until June 19 to consider H.R. 2454. Th... Read more »

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