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Senate Ag Committee Chairlady Decides Farm Bill Hearings ARE Needed this Election Year

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 6:29:50 CDT

Senate Ag Committee Chairlady Decides Farm Bill Hearings ARE Needed this Election Year After telling farm broadcasters in early May that her Committee did not have time to conduct hearings on the 2012 Farm Bill this year- U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, announced Tuesday that the Committee will begin hearings on the reauthorization of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 ("Farm Bill") this month. The first hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. and will focus on maintaining a strong U.S. farm policy. The hearing will be held in the Senate Agriculture Committee, Room 328A of the Russell Senate Office Building.



"The farm bill is one of the most important pieces of legislation Congress considers on behalf of rural America and our nation's farmers and ranchers," said Lincoln. "As we look toward the upcoming farm bill, I will use these hearings to gather feedback on how the current bill is working and lay the ground work for the future of our nation's farm, nutrition, conservation, rural development, research, forestry and energy priorities. This first hearing will focus on maintaining a sound U.S. farm policy to protect our most vital resource - our food supply. Our food security, millions of jobs and a good share of our national economy depends on the work our farmers and ranchers do every day. The farm bill is necessary and vitally important to ensure we continue to have a safe, reliable and affordable supply of food, while protecting our natural resources."



As Chairman, Lincoln is charged with leading the Committee through the multi-year process of writing and passing the nation's next farm bill. Lincoln plans to hold multiple hearings over the next few months, focused on various issues that will be addressed in the legislation, covering the scope of American agriculture. Below is an outline of topics to be explored as the Committee builds a public record that will serve as a basis for the reauthorization of the farm bill. Dates and locations will be announced in the following weeks.



Hearing 1: Maintaining Our Domestic Food Supply through a Strong U.S. Farm Policy

Date: Wednesday, June 30, 2010   

Time: 9:30 a.m.

Location: Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Room 328A of the Russell Senate Office Building




Hearing 2: Revitalizing the Rural Economy through Robust Rural Development




Hearing 3: Promoting Conservation Practices that Preserve Our Natural Resources and Wildlife Habitat for Future Generations




Hearing 4: Ensuring Agriculture is Part of Our Nation's Energy Future




Lincoln, who hails from a seventh-generation Arkansas farm family, became the first woman and the first Arkansan to serve as Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee on September 9, 2009. She has served on the Committee since first being elected to the Senate in 1999.


The Senator is in an unhill battle to keep her Senate seat in 2010. She faces a tough runoff race for the Democratic Nomination for her seat later this month- and then has been projected as a loser in the November General Election against the COP candidate.


   

 

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