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    <title><![CDATA[Subcommittee Examines Federal Rural Broadband Program Implementation ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/agriculture_dem/pr_111909_Broadband.html</link>
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                    WASHINGTON, D.C. &ndash; Today, Congressman Mike McIntyre, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee&rsquo;s Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture, held a hearing to review the progress made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Department of Commerce to award grants to expand broadband access in rural areas. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Agriculture Committee Reviews Financial Stability Improvement Act Draft Language ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/agriculture_dem/pr_111709_FSIA.html</link>
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                    WASHINGTON &ndash; Today, the House Agriculture Committee held a hearing to review discussion draft language that would create a systemic financial risk regulator and oversee financial firms considered &ldquo;too big to fail.&rdquo;  The Committee called the hearing to review the Financial Stability Improvement Act discussion draft because of provisions that fall under the Agriculture Committee&rsquo;s jurisdiction.
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    <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Subcommittee Considers the Future of Next Generation Biofuels ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/agriculture_dem/pr_102909_NextGenBiofuels.html</link>
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                    WASHINGTON, DC &ndash; Today, Congressman Tim Holden of Pennsylvania, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee&rsquo;s Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research, held a hearing to review opportunities and challenges facing the development of next generation biofuels. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Subcommittee Reviews Implementation of Farm Bill Horticulture and Organic Agriculture Provisions ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/agriculture_dem/pr_102809_HOA_Implementation.html</link>
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                    WASHINGTON &ndash; Today, the House Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture held a hearing to review implementation of Title X of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008. Chairman Dennis Cardoza of California called today&rsquo;s hearing to examine the implementation of Farm Bill provisions regarding specialty crops, organic agriculture, and plant pest and disease management.
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    <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Subcommittee Reviews the Economic Conditions Facing Pork Producers ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/agriculture_dem/10222009LDP.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Today, Congressman David Scott, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry, held a hearing to discuss the economic crisis that U.S. pork producers are experiencing.
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    <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[House Agriculture Committee Approves Legislation Strengthening Derivatives Regulation ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/agriculture_dem/pr_1002109_hr3795_Amdt.html</link>
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                    WASHINGTON &ndash; Today, the House Agriculture Committee approved legislation bringing accountability to derivatives markets, bringing unregulated over-the-counter (OTC) products, such as swaps, under federal oversight for the first time. By voice vote, the House Agriculture Committee approved an amended version of the amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 3795, legislation that will increase transparency in and strengthen the oversight of both regulated exchanges and OTC derivatives markets.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Subcommittee Examines USDA Rural Business Programs and Opportunities for Rural Entrepreneurship and Business Development ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/agriculture_dem/10212009RDBSCFA.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Today, Congressman Mike McIntyre, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee&rsquo;s Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture, held a hearing to examine how the U.S. Department of Agriculture is working with partners to expand entrepreneurship and business development in rural America. 
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    <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Peterson Introduces OTC Derivatives Discussion Draft ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/agriculture_dem/pr_100909_OTCdraft.html</link>
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                    WASHINGTON &ndash; Today, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota introduced discussion draft legislation to regulate the market for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives.  Chairman Peterson introduced the draft to support ongoing efforts by his Committee, the House Financial Services Committee, and the Administration, to enact legislation that would bring order to the largely unregulated OTC swaps market that played a large role in the credit crisis and the collapse of some of America&rsquo;s largest financial institutions.
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    <pubDate>Fri, 9 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Subcommittee Reviews Implementation of Farm Bill Conservation Programs ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/agriculture_dem/pr_100709_Conservation.html</link>
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                    WASHINGTON &ndash; Today, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research held a hearing to review implementation of the conservation title of the 2008 Farm Bill. Congressman Tim Holden of Pennsylvania chaired today&rsquo;s hearing, which included testimony from two USDA officials charged with implementing those programs. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 7 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Subcommittee Reviews Implementation of Agricultural Research Programs ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/agriculture_dem/pr_093009_Research.html</link>
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                    WASHINGTON &ndash; Today, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research held a hearing to review implementation of the research title of the 2008 Farm Bill. Congressman Tim Holden of Pennsylvania chaired today&rsquo;s hearing, which featured testimony from three witnesses, including Dr. Rajiv Shah, the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Agriculture Committee Continues Review of Treasury Department's Derivatives Proposal ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/agriculture_dem/pr_092209_Treasury_Pt2.html</link>
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                    WASHINGTON &ndash; Today, the House Agriculture Committee continued its review of the Treasury Department&rsquo;s legislative proposals regulating the over-the-counter (OTC) market for derivatives. Chairman Gary Gensler of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and Chairman Mary Schapiro of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) testified before the Committee about the Administration&rsquo;s proposal to regulate OTC products as well as the role of the two agencies in financial market reform legislation. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Agriculture Committee Reviews Treasury Department&rsquo;s Derivatives Proposal ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/agriculture_dem/pr_091709_Treasury_Pt1.html</link>
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                    WASHINGTON - Today, the House Agriculture Committee reviewed the Treasury Department&rsquo;s legislative proposal regulating the over-the-counter (OTC) market for derivatives. The Committee conducted the first of two hearings to examine Treasury&rsquo;s proposals by hearing from two panels of industry stakeholders.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson Statement on Senate Agriculture Committee Leadership ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/agriculture_dem/pr_090909_senate.html</link>
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                    WASHINGTON &ndash; Today, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson (MN) issued the following statement about the change in leadership of the Senate Agriculture Committee. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 9 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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