Press Release

  • Rep. Conaway statement on Hood County tornado
    May 16, 2013 - U.S. Representative K. Michael Conaway (R-Texas) issued the following statement today following the overnight tornado strike in Hood County: “Suzanne and I extend our deepest condolences to the families of those killed in these tragic storms, and I pray that God will comfort them and give strength t... More
  • Rep. Conaway praises House committee passage of farm bill
    May 15, 2013 - 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 full House committee passage of the farm bill: “This farm bill is the first meaningful, multi-year ... More
  • Rep. Conaway: President Obama’s budget raises taxes, spends more, never balances
    Apr 10, 2013 - U.S. Representative K. Michael Conaway (R-Texas) issued the following statement on President Obama’s budget released today: “The president’s budget – unveiled two months late – is just more of the same from this White House. The president wants to raise another $1 trillion in new taxes while adding ... More
  • Rep. Conaway praises committee passage of two ag bills
    Mar 20, 2013 - U.S. Representative K. Michael Conaway (R-Texas) today praised the House Agriculture Committee’s passage of two bills he has supported that would help prevent Dodd-Frank from hurting end users and the swaps market. H.R. 1003, introduced by Rep. Conaway, would require the Commodity Futures Trading Co... More
  • Rep. Conaway praises Senate adoption of amendment to halt meat inspection furloughs
    Mar 20, 2013 - U.S. Representative K. Michael Conaway (R-Texas) issued the following statement today in support of the Blunt/Pryor Senate amendment that would prevent the furloughing of Food Safety and Inspection Service meat inspectors: “Inspecting and ensuring the safety and availability of American meat product... More
  • Rep. Conaway introduces bipartisan bill to update CFTC cost-benefit analysis
    Mar 8, 2013 - U.S. Representative K. Michael Conaway (R-Texas) has introduced a bipartisan bill that would require the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to quantify the costs and benefits of future regulations and orders. The bill, H.R. 1003, would also mandate that the commission quantify the impact of market... More
  • Rep. Conaway leads bipartisan letter urging Secretary Hagel to prioritize DoD audit
    Mar 7, 2013 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative K. Michael Conaway (R-Texas) led a bipartisan letter sent today to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, asking for his leadership in helping the Defense Department achieve auditability by 2017. The letter was also signed by Reps. Rob Andrews (D-N.J.), Randy Forbes (R... More
  • Rep. Conaway: Secretary Vilsack must disavow USDA official’s sequester comments
    Mar 5, 2013 - U.S. Representative K. Michael Conaway (R-Texas) issued the following statement regarding a U.S. Agriculture Department email instructing a manager not to contradict “what we said the impact would be” of the sequester: “I call on Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to immediately and strongly denounce... More
  • Rep. Conaway statement on sequester
    Mar 1, 2013 - U.S. Representative K. Michael Conaway (R-Texas) issued the following statement on today’s sequester deadline: “The House of Representatives, which comprises one-half of one-third of the branches of the federal government, has passed two bills to mitigate the effects of the sequester and make smart ... More
  • Rep. Conaway: Lesser prairie chicken comment period to be reopened
    Feb 28, 2013 - U.S. Representative K. Michael Conaway (R-Texas) today announced that the Fish and Wildlife Service will reopen the public comment period on the potential listing of the lesser prairie chicken as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Daniel Ashe announc... More