Washington, DC – Today, General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Subcommittee Chairman Mike Conaway issued the following statement regarding H.R. 2112, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies.
Washington, DC – Today, General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Subcommittee Chairman Mike Conaway issued the following statement regarding H.R. 2112, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies.
“It is with reluctance that I cast a vote in favor of today’s House Agriculture Appropriations legislation. This bill funds programs and enables various activities that are critical to both out country’s agriculture producers and our nation’s food supply, said Congressman Conaway.”
“I commend the work of many of my colleagues in achieving a balance of fiscal responsibility and an appropriate and ongoing federal invest in agriculture. However, I have grave concerns with a provision adopted on the House Floor that could incite a retaliatory trade war between Brazil and the United States. That is and has been one of my main arguments against attempts to craft farm policy through amendments on inappropriate legislative vehicles on the House floor. This is how serious mistakes are made, and one was committed today. I have received assurance from Republican Leadership that we will continue to work on reconciling this issue as the legislation moves forward. It was with this guarantee that I ultimately decided to cast a vote in favor of H.R. 2112.”
The General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Subcommittee has jurisdiction over the commodities exchanges; program and markets related to cotton, cottonseed, wheat, feed grains, soybeans, oilseeds, rice, dry beans, peas, lentils, the Commodity Credit Corporation; risk management, including crop insurance; and specialty crops.
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