United States House Committee on Agriculture
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Bill could speed up farm aidRep. Travis Childers, D-Booneville, said he plans to introduce similar legislation in the House next month. Childers, a member of the House Agriculture Committee, said Friday that aid "is still not enough to make up for the incredible crop... In this article: Mississippi, Soybean, Sweet potato, Travis Childers, Roger Wicker, Thad Cochran, and Mississippi State University |
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Miami Herald | November 17, 2009
Travel expenses by Florida's juvenile justice chief raise questions
...of the industry's ties with decision-makers. Yet the ties run deeper than campaign cash to candidates, committees and parties. The House Committee on Agriculture, which helps shape state laws over the industry, is stacked with...
In this article: Florida, Tallahassee, and J.D. Alexander
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Reuters | November 17, 2009
UPDATE 2-House Ag leaders: Keep Fed out of CFTC's work
...Farmer Mac likely to be excluded from risk bill (Updates with detail that Farmer Mac exempt from risk bill) By Charles Abbott Leaders of the House Agriculture Committee said they oppose legislative proposals that could turn the Federal...
In this article: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, The Fed, Securities and Exchange Commission, and House Agriculture Committee
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Wall Street Journal: Politics and Policy | November 17, 2009
SEC Official Critiques Risk Proposal
...at the Securities and Exchange Commission told lawmakers Tuesday. SEC Commissioner Elisse Walter testified before the House Agriculture Committee on a systemic risk measure being debated by the House Financial Services Committee.
In this article: Elisse Walter, SEC, Federal Reserve, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Risk management, House Agriculture Committee, and House Financial Services Committee
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AP Online | November 17, 2009
House Ag committee blasts Obama financial proposal
WASHINGTON (AP) - Faced with the prospect of losing key oversight powers, members of the House Agriculture Committee and regulators on Tuesday blasted an Obama administration proposal to overhaul financial rules. "It wasn't the futures...
In this article: The Fed, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, House Agriculture Committee, and Securities and Exchange Commission
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Congressmen oppose making Fed super-regulator
...exchanges, the chief futures regulator said on Tuesday. Chairman Gary Gensler of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission spoke to the House Agriculture Committee at the same time the Financial Services Committee was writing a bill to...
In this article: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Federal Reserve, Gary Gensler, Securities and Exchange Commission, New York Stock Exchange, and Frank Lucas
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UPDATE 1-Congressmen oppose making Fed super-regulator
In this article: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Federal Reserve, Gary Gensler, Securities and Exchange Commission, New York Stock Exchange, and Frank Lucas
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New U.S. risk regulator overlaps SEC, CFTC-Gensler
..."closely consider whether its best to set up multiple regulators" as part of administration and con 1735550323 In testimony for a House Agriculture Committee hearing, Gensler also said he believed the CFTC and the Securities and Exchange...
In this article: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Gary Gensler, Securities and Exchange Commission, House Agriculture Committee, and U.S.
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The U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, or Agriculture Committee is a standing Congressional committee of the United States House of Representatives. The House Committee on Agriculture has general jurisdiction over federal agriculture policy and oversight of some federal agencies, and it can recommend funding appropriations for various governmental agencies, programs, and activities, as defined by House rules. As of 2007, the committee is chaired by Representative Collin C. Peterson (D-Minn.).
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