East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and Kansas Senator Pat Roberts, the Committee’s Ranking Member, today held the first Farm Bill field hearing at Michigan State University in East Lansing, meeting with 15 witnesses from across Michigan...
Washington, DC – Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, announced the Committee will hold a hearing on Thursday, June 23, 2011 at 9:30 a.m. in room G50 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The oversight hearing will focus on accountability in the Farm Bill, and the...
Washington, DC – Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, announced the Committee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 9:30 a.m. in room 328 of the Russell Senate Office Building. The oversight hearing will focus on implementation of Title VII of the Wall...
Washington, DC – Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today said that innovation in American agriculture can help revolutionize global farming in order to successfully meet the needs of a growing and diverse world, but still faces many challenges to continue leading...
Washington, DC –Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS) today introduced the bipartisan Veterinary Services Investment Act. The legislation would help address the shortage of veterinarians in rural agricultural areas by supporting...
U.S. Senators Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) Ranking Member and Chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture Committee today sent a bipartisan letter to Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou regarding recent efforts to restrict U.S. beef exports to Taiwan.
The letter was signed by U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Mike Crapo (R-ID), John...
U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Tim Johnson (D-SD) and U.S. Representatives Frank Lucas (R-OK) and Spencer Bachus (R-AL) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Secretary Gary Gensler, and U.S. Securities and Exchange...
Washington, DC – Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and Ranking Member Senator Pat Roberts, R-KS, today announced assignments for the Committee’s five subcommittees for the 112th Congress.
A full list of the subcommittees and member assignments follows...
Today U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Pat Roberts (R-KS) introduced bipartisan legislation that would amend the U.S. tax code to permanently set a five-year depreciation schedule for agricultural equipment. The current tax code sets a seven-year depreciation schedule for agricultural equipment,...
Washington, DC – Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today said that spikes in gas prices are “squeezing farmers and middle class families” and could be putting as many as 600,000 jobs at risk. The remarks came at a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing...
Washington, DC – Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, announced the Committee’s first Farm Bill field hearing will be held on April 9 at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich. The hearing, “Opportunities for Growth: Michigan and the 2012 Farm...
Washington, DC – Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today said as new rules are written for the swaps market, she’s committed to using her position to make sure the rules protect against crises like the market meltdown that left 8 million Americans jobless....
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today released the below statement, following the announcement of staff selections for the Committee.
“We have assembled a talented team with a breadth of experience that captures American...
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today issued the below statement following a meeting with Committee Members, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson.
“The meeting with Secretary Vilsack and Administrator...
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today issued the below statement following a meeting with Committee Members, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson.
“The meeting with Secretary Vilsack and Administrator Jackson was an opportunity for...
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today said that derivatives market regulations must work for both consumers and businesses as agencies prepare to implement the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Chairwoman...
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today said that derivatives market regulations must work for both consumers and businesses as agencies prepare to implement the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Chairwoman Stabenow’s comments, made during a...
Washington, DC – U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, said that as the Committee begins focusing on the 2012 Farm Bill, she will urge members and stakeholders to first focus on the guiding principles of the Farm Bill, rather than specific programs....
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, said today that American agriculture is supporting 16 million jobs and is one of few industries leading the economic recovery. Stabenow made the comments at the Committee’s first hearing of the 112th...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Sen. Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to deregulate Roundup Ready sugar beets, noting the decision will provide the certainty farmers need to plant their 2011 crops and bolster Michigan’s...