Committee Letters
Members of the House of Representatives
November 9, 2009
RE: Sets the record straight on the agricultural impact of H.R. 2868, the Chemical and Water Security Act of 2009, and erroneous claims purported in a document prepared by the Office of Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA) and the majority staff of the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Homeland Security.
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The Honorable Collin Peterson
Chairman, House Committee on Agriculture
July 31, 2009
RE: Request for additional hearings on H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act.
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The Honorable Collin Peterson
Chairman, House Committee on Agriculture
July 23, 2009
RE: Request for Chairman Peterson to assert Agriculture Committee’s jurisdiction over H.R. 2749, the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009.
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The Honorable Thomas J. Vilsack
Secretary, Department of Agriculture
July 21, 2009
RE: Response to Secretary Vilsack’s column in the Des Moines Register.
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The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives
June 17, 2009
RE: Request for appropriate time to be allocated for consideration of H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009.
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The Honorable Thomas J. Vilsack
Secretary, Department of Agriculture
June 3, 2009
RE: Secretary Vilsack’s claim’s that a cap-and-trade system would bring economic benefits to agriculture producers.
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The Honorable Thomas J. Vilsack
Secretary, Department of Agriculture
March 25, 2009
RE: Express concern over the Department of Agriculture’s announcement in the federal register forcing all farmers to allow USDA access to heir tax records before they are eligible for payments authorized by law.
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