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U.S. Representative K. Michael Conaway (R-Texas), chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, issued the following statement today after the House of Representatives failed to pass the farm bill: Read more »

Washington, Jun 20 - Congressman Mike Pompeo issued the following statement following his “no” vote on the H.R. 1947, “The Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act.” Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Kristi Noem today made the following statement regarding the House’s failure to pass the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 (Farm Bill): Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) released the following statement on the Farm Bill. H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, failed to pass the House of Representatives by a vote of 195-234. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso and Representative Cynthia Lummis all R-Wyo., expressed support for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to allow the State of Wyoming to oversee groundwater testing in rural Pavillion, Wyoming. EPA also announced it will not rely on the conclusions in its December 2011 draft report linking groundwater contamination in rural Pavillion with hydraulic fracturing. Read more »

Thursday the U.S. House failed to pass H.R. 1947 the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 (FARRM). This revised legislation touted nearly $40 billion in cuts, largely from the ever expanding food stamp eligibility standard, and spending on nutrition programs now constitutes 80% of Farm Bill. U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo) voted in support of the bill as an alternative to continued extensions. Read more »

WASHINGTON –The U.S. House of Representatives adopted an amendment to the Farm Bill (H.R. 1497) offered by Reps. Scott Tipton (R-CO), Doug Lamborn (CO-05), Mike Coffman (CO-06) and Cory Gardner (CO-04) to allow the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to lease new air tankers for fighting wildfires, at no additional taxpayer cost. Currently, the Forest Service is limited to leasing only decommissioned military tankers and operating commercial tankers, restricting access to the newest and most effective tankers, as well as forcing the agency to choose from a limited number of tankers in service. Read more »

“This was not a perfect bill, but a good first step toward reform that would have eliminated or consolidated more than 100 government programs, and saved $40 billion, including $20 billion in reforms to SNAP by eliminating waste, fraud and abuse while ensuring that those who are truly in need of assistance would have full access to it. These would have been the largest reforms since 1996, and were good commonsense steps. Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – House Small Business Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and Trade, under the chairmanship of Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO), today held a hearing on the potential economic and employment benefits of increased domestic oil and natural gas production, due to new technologies, for the nation and specifically for small businesses. Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Reps. Cory Gardner (CO-04) and Jared Polis (CO-02) passed a bipartisan amendment today to H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, the FARM Bill, that would help communities better prepare for and recover from catastrophic wildfires. Read more »