Articles by Sarah Gonzalez

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said “there is a very serious risk we might not get a farm bill this year,” during a U.S. Chamber of Commerce forum today.

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) held a news conference today where she announced Rep. Tim Scott (R-SC) will replace retiring Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) in January.

A subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee met today to hear from international and U.S. derivatives regulators with respect to the Dodd-Frank Act and its cross-border rules.

After the Republican Steering Committee made assignments that included ousting Kansas Republican Tim Huelskamp from the House Agriculture Committee, conservative lawmakers discussed the “scorecard” they believe House leadership is keeping during a press meeting on Wednesday.

Negotiations between the House and the White House on legislation that would contribute enough deficit reduction to avert the “fiscal cliff” seem as far apart as they began, according leaders on Capitol Hill today.

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, responded to three conservative House members ousted from their committee assignments by the Steering Committee.

Conservative and taxpayer groups joined the Environmental Working Group (EWG) today to oppose passage of a five-year farm bill during the lame duck session as an attachment to a fiscal cliff package.

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., said he is preparing for a “transition period” in the farm bill

Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Michael Scuse reported “a great deal of positive feedback” from St. Petersburg, Russia today on the last day of a trade mission to promote U.S. agricultural products.

If Congress passes a five-year farm bill before the end of the year, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said he would “move heaven and Earth” to prepare USDA for the change. He made the comment after speaking Thursday afternoon at the Farm Journal Forum.