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- December 16, 1998 -- A hearing to review the progress of a study on over-the-counter derivatives by the President's Working Group on Financial Markets. The hearing will also provide committee members an opportunity to
discuss the factors contributing to the collapse of the Long Term Capital hedge fund. The hearing will take place at 9 a.m. in SR-328a
[ Witness List and Testimony ]
- September 23, 1998 -- A hearing to consider forestry issues. The hearing will begin at 2:00 p.m. in SR-328A.
[ Witness List and Testimony ]
- August 13, 1998 -- A field hearing to consider wheat pricing and other grower issues will be held in Lewiston, Idaho. The hearing will be chaired by Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID) and will begain at 1:30 pm at the Red Lion Inn in
Lewiston, Idaho.
[ Witness List and Testimony ]
- July 31, 1998 -- A nomination hearing to consider pending nominations to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA). The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. in SR-328A.
- July 30, 1998 -- A hearing for the review of a recent concept release by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on over-the-counter derivatives and related legislation proposed by the Treasury Department, the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Securities and Exchange Commission. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, CFTC Commissioner Brooksley Born and representatives of the Securities Exchange Commission and
the Treasury will testify. The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. in SD-106.
[ Witness List and Testimony ]
- July 29, 1998 -- A oversight hearing of the US Department of Agriculture's progress in consolidating and downsizing its operations. Witnesses will include representatives from USDA and the General Accounting Office. The
hearing will begin at 9 a.m. in SR-328A.
[ Witness List and Testimony ]
- July 22, 1998 -- A hearing to examine of the Year 2000 (Y2K) dilemma as it relates to agricultural business and other economic matters. Y2K analyst Edward Yardeni, chief economist for the international investment firm
Deutsche Morgan Grenfell, is scheduled to testify. The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. in SR-328A.
[ Witness List and Testimony ]
- June 10, 1998 -- A hearing to examine livestock issues including demand, overseas development, pricing, industry structuring and other related subjects. The hearing will begin at 2 p.m. in SR-328A.
[ Witness List and Testimony ]
- May 14, 1998 -- A hearing to review USDA, CFTC, and FCA information technology systems to ensure compliance with year 2000 deadlines. The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. in SR-328A.
[ Witness List and Testimony ]
- May 7, 1998 -- A hearing to conduct oversight of Agricultural Trade Policies. Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman and U.S. Trade Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky to testify. Examination of U.S. agricultural trade policy,
in advance of World Trade Organization talks May 18 and 19. The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. in SR-328A.
[ Witness List and Testimony ]
- April 30, 1998 -- A hearing to examine agricultural transportation, a discussion of long-term transportation challenges facing U.S. agriculture. The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. in SR-328A.
[ Witness List and Testimony ]
- April 23, 1998 -- A hearing to examine fraud and abuse in the Food Stamp Program. The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. in SR-328A.
[ Witness List and Testimony ]
- April 2, 1998 -- A hearing to examine legislation introduced by Sen. Harkin (S.1323) in October that would set minimum national standards for the environmentally sound management of animal waste. The Animal Agriculture
Reform Act, S.1323, would require large livestock and poultry operations to follow animal waste management plans focused on using manure for crop nutrients and preventing water pollution. The hearing will take place at 9
a.m. in SR-328A.
[ Witness List and Testimony ]
- March 17, 1998 -- Child Nutrition Reauthorization -- examination of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Programs for Women, Infants and Children (WIC).
[ Witness List and Testimony ]
- March 12, 1998 -- Child Nutrition Reauthorization -- general overview of child nutrition programs, including school lunch and school breakfast.
[ Witness List and Testimony ]
- March 10, 1998 -- The crop insurance program has grown in recent years, but so have its problems. Taxpayer costs are rising and the program discourages product innovation by private insurers. The program also faces
funding uncertainty in the annual appropriations process. The Committee will meet to consider market-oriented improvements to better serve farmers' evolving risk management needs. The hearing will take place at 9 a.m. in
SR-328A.
[ Witness List and Testimony ]
- March 5, 1998 -- The Kyoto Treaty on Climate Change and its implications on agricultural economics. The hearing will take place at 9 a.m. in SR-328A
[ Witness List and Testimony ]
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