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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson said Wednesday he doesn't expect the panel to try to tighten work rules in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, an issue that has the potential to divide Republicans in the upcoming farm bill debate.
The California Chamber of Commerce and the Western Association of Conference Executives has jointly brought on Nick Ortiz as CalChamber vice president of local chamber relations and W.A.C.E. president and CEO, effective Feb. 27.
The World Trade Organization has confirmed the appointments of Einar Gunnarsson and Alparslan Acarsoy as trade chairs, and House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Pa., and Ranking Member David Scott, D-Ga., have announced the chairs of the House Ag subcommittees.
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson on Thursday announced the reorganization of subcommittees and named the six chairmen of the panels.
The House Agriculture Committee is undergoing a wholesale overhaul with a new roster that is heavy with first-term lawmakers and significantly more diverse than what the panel had when heading into previous farm bill debates.
Eleven first-term Democrats have been assigned to the House Agriculture Committee, along with Elissa Slotkin, a third-term Democrat from a farming and meatpacking background in Michigan,
A new subcommittee structure would put foreign agriculture and nutrition policy under the same umbrella as part of broader changes to the House Ag Committee’s oversight of the nation’s agriculture and food policy.
The House and Senate will be finalizing committee rosters over the next week or so, clearing the way for the start of hearings on the farm bill and other issues.
Lawmakers are back in session this week as leaders look to finish out committee rosters and clear the way for the House and Senate to start hearings on a range of oversight matters and legislative issues, including the farm bill.
