http://growersandgrocers.net/2007/01/30/the-us-house-agriculture-committee/ From farm to table, and all the stops along the way. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:27:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://growersandgrocers.net/2007/01/30/the-us-house-agriculture-committee/#comment-14044 Mon, 21 May 2007 13:49:33 +0000 http://growersandgrocers.net/2007/01/30/the-us-house-agriculture-committee/#comment-14044 [...] Rep. Peterson (chairman of the Agriculture Committee) wants to write the bill in the Agriculture Committee and avoid any amendments from the floor. In other words, he wants to maintain tight control of the content to avoid too much input from lawmakers from urban and suburban districts. Thus, if your representative is on the House Agriculture Committee, it is especially important to contact him or her. More commentary from me at Ethicurean, Ken Cook of EWG, and Dan Owens of the Center for Rural Affairs. [...] […] Rep. Peterson (chairman of the Agriculture Committee) wants to write the bill in the Agriculture Committee and avoid any amendments from the floor. In other words, he wants to maintain tight control of the content to avoid too much input from lawmakers from urban and suburban districts. Thus, if your representative is on the House Agriculture Committee, it is especially important to contact him or her. More commentary from me at Ethicurean, Ken Cook of EWG, and Dan Owens of the Center for Rural Affairs. […]

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