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Congressman Doc Hastings (R-WA) released the following statement on the final five-year Farm Bill, which passed the House of Representatives today with strong bipartisan support: Read more »

“Today’s long-overdue passage of a five-year Farm Bill is good news for Montana,” Daines stated. “Agriculture is not only an important part of Montana’s economy—it’s a critical industry that impacts each and every American. While not perfect, Montanans have been waiting far too long for Congress to pass a five-year Farm Bill, and I’m glad that the House and Senate have been able to reach agreement on this critical legislation. I am hopeful that the Senate and President will act quickly and get this bill signed into law so that we can provide Montana’s producers and rural communities with the certainty they deserve.” Read more »

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) issued the following statement following today’s California Supreme Court decision: Read more »

WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) voted today in support of the 2014 Farm Bill,or the Agricultural Act of 2014. Rep. Denham, who served on the conference committee to negotiate this bipartisan bill with House and Senate counterparts from both sides on the aisle, issued the following statement regarding his vote of support: Read more »

(Washington, D.C.) Today, Congressman Mike Coffman (R-Aurora) released the following statement after voting against the Farm Bill Conference Report: Read more »

Congressman K. Michael Conaway (R-Texas) released the following statement about the passage of the Farm Bill: “We have produced a fiscally responsible Farm Bill that spends $23 billion less than the 2008 Farm Bill and provides a strong set of risk management tools for our farmers and ranchers, while also taking a step in the right direction on the Food Stamp program. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congressman Kevin Cramer announced the U.S. House of Representatives passed a five-year farm bill agreed to by the House-Senate conference committee. The Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013 provides a robust crop insurance program with expanded coverage choices for farmers, saves taxpayers over $23 billion in mandatory federal spending, consolidates programs, and reforms the food stamp program for the first time since 1996. Read more »

U.S. Representatives Lee Terry (R-NE) and Sam Graves (R-MO) have introduced a trio of bills to improve the ability of long haul truck drivers to access and utilize natural gas as a fuel. The legislative proposals are aimed at making it safer, more convenient, and more cost-effective for trucking transportation companies to use natural gas when transporting goods across the country. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Kristi Noem (R-SD/AL), Jim Costa (D-CA/16), Adrian Smith (R-NE/3), and Mike McIntyre (D-NC/7) today led 83 members from both sides of the aisle in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez urging the agency to stop using funds to regulate small farming operations. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) defended small family farms against unnecessary regulation by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). OSHA is prohibited by law from using funds to regulate growing, harvesting, and “related activities” of farms with 10 or fewer employees. However, the agency published a memo in 2011 indicating that grain “handling” did not meet the definition of an activity directly related to growing and harvesting and could thus be subject to OSHA regulation. The memo has since been broadly interpreted to allow OSHA inspectors to regulate the activities of small farms. Read more »