2009 Congressional Testimonies
April 2009
Subject: Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Field Hearing on the Impact of Manufacturing Closures on Local Small Businesses in Shreveport, LA (PDF, 87.6 KB)
Committee: Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Witness: Karen G. Nardini, Acting Louisiana State Director for Rural Development, USDA
Date: April 14, 2009
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Subject: The Implementation of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 and Future Farm Policy (PDF, 327 KB)
Committee: House Agriculture
Witness: Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack, USDA
Date: April 21, 2009
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May 2009
Subject: National Animal Identification System (PDF, 124 KB)
Committee: House Agriculture, Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry and the House Committee on Homeland Security's Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology
Witness: Dr. John Clifford Deputy Administrator for Veterinary Services Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA
Date: May 5, 2009
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Subject: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service's Climate Data and Analysis Activities (PDF, 188 KB)
Committee: House Science and Technology
Witness: Dr. Michael Strobel, Director of NRCS's National Water and Climate Center in Portland, Oregon
Date: May 5, 2009
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Subject: Indirect Land Use Provisions That Are Part of the Energy Security and Independence Act of 2007 (PDF, 172 KB)
Committee: House Agriculture, Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research
Witness: Joseph Glauber, Chief Economist, USDA
Date: May 6, 2009
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Subject: H1N1Influenza (PDF, 73.4 KB)
Committee: Senate Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Witness: Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack, USDA
Date: May 7, 2009
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Subject: USDA Activities and Services that Assist the Fruit and Vegetable Industry in Meeting FDA and Commercial Marketplace Requirements (PDF, 54.9 KB)
Committee: House Agriculture, Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture
Witness: David R. Shipman, Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA
Date: May 14, 2009
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Subject: USDA's Farm to School Efforts and Other Federal Programs that Support Local Famers ad Promote Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyles for the Nation's School Children (PDF, 132 KB)
Committee: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Field Hearing, Roybal Campus, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA
Witness: Cindy Long, Director, Child Nutrition Division, FNS, USDA
Date: May 15, 2009
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Subject: USDA Rural Development's Renewable Fuels Program (PDF, 80.6 KB)
Committee: House Small Business, Subcommittee on Regulations and Healthcare
Witness: Cheryl Cook, Deputy Undersecretary for Rural Development
Date: May 21, 2009
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June 2009
Subject: The Role of Local and Regional Purchase of US Food Aid in the Context of the USDA Food Aid Programs (PDF, 89.8 KB)
Committee: House Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health
Witness: Bud Philbrook Deputy Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agriculture Services, USDA
Date: June 4, 2009
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Subject: Credit Conditions in Rural America and Operations of the Farm Loan Programs at FSA (PDF, 124 KB)
Committee: House Agriculture, Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research
Witness: Doug Caruso, Administrator, Farm Service Agency, USDA
Date: June 11, 2009
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Subject: Programs Delivered by the Farm and Foreign Agricultural Service (PDF, 79.0 KB)
Committee: House Agriculture, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
Witness: James Miller, Under Secretary of Agriculture, Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services
Date: June 25, 2009
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July 2009
Subject: Rural Development Programs (PDF, 65.6 KB)
Committee: House Agriculture, Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture
Witness: Cheryl Cook, Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development, USDA
Date: July 9, 2009
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Subject: Multi-Family Housing Preservation in Rural America (PDF, 36.5 KB)
Committee: House Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity
Witness: Tammye Trevino, Administrator, Rural Housing Service, USDA
Date: July 15, 2009
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Subject: Current Issues in Food Safety (PDF, 76.9 KB)
Committee: House Agriculture
Witness: Jerold R. Mande, Deputy Under Secretary, Office of Food Safety, USDA
Date: July 16, 2009
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Subject: The Role of Agriculture and Forestry in Climate Change Legislation (PDF, 16.7 KB)
Committee: Senate Agriculture
Witness: Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack, USDA
Date: July 22, 2009
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Subject: The Future of Specialty Crops for Small Family Farmers (PDF, 103 KB)
Committee: House Small Business, Subcommittee on Rural Development, Entrepreneurship, and Trade
Witness: Kathleen Merrigan, Deputy Secretary, USDA
Date: July 30, 2009
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September 2009
Subject: USDA's Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP) (PDF, 28.6 KB)
Committee: House Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet
Witness: Jonathan Adelstein, Administrator, Rural Utilities Service, USDA
Date: September 10, 2009
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Subject: The Benefits the USDA Provides Its Employees Serving in Combat Areas Overseas (PDF, 58.9 KB)
Committee: House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia
Witness: Robin Heard, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration, USDA
Date: September 16, 2009
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Subject: Current Situation in the Dairy Market (PDF, 80.9 KB)
Committee: Senate Judiciary
Joseph W. Glauber, Chief Economist, USDA
Date: September 19, 2009
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October 2009
Subject: Conservation Programs Delivered by the FSA (PDF, 129 KB)
Committee: House Agriculture, Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research
Date: October 7, 2009
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Subject: USDA's Rural Business-Cooperative Services (RBS) (PDF, 91.4 KB)
Committee: House Agriculture, Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture
Witness: Judy Canales, Administrator for Rural Business-Cooperative Services, USDA
Date: October 21, 2009
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Subject: The Currect Economic Situation Facing Pork Producers and the Programs Delivered by FFAS (PDF, 82.7 KB)
Committee: House Agriculture, Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry
Witness: Michael Scuse, Under Secretary of Agriculture, Farm and Foreign Agriculture Services, USDA
Date: October 22, 2009
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Subject: Broadband Initiatives Program (PDF, 153 KB)
Committee: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Witness: Jonathan Adelstein, Administrator, Rural Utilities Service
Date: October 27, 2009
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Committee: House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water and Power
Witness: Dr. Michael Strobel, Director of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA
Date: October 27, 2009
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Subject: The Critical Role and Potential Impact on Agriculture and Forestry in Climate Change Legislation (PDF, 51.3 KB)
Committee: Senate Environment and Public Works
Witness: Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack
Date: October 27, 2009
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Subject: USDA's Broadband Initiatives Program (PDF, 35.8 KB)
Committee: House Small Business
Witness: Jonathan Adelstein, Administrator, Rural Utilities Services, USDA
Date: October 28, 2009
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Subject: USDA's Implementation of the Horticulture and Organic Agriculture Title (Title X) of the 2008 Farm Bill (PDF, 109 KB)
Committee: House Agriculture, Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture
Witness: Rayne Pegg, Administrator, Agriculture Marketing Service, USDA
Date: October 28, 2009
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Subject: The Future of Second- and Third-Generation Biofuels (PDF, 55.4 KB)
Committee: House Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research
Witness: Dr. Rajiv Shah, Under Secretary of Research, Education, and Economics, USDA
Date: October 29, 2009
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Subject: The Future of Second- & Third-Generation Biofuels (PDF, 66.1 KB)
Committee: House Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research
Witness: Dallas Tonsager, Under Secretary for Rural Development, USDA
Date: October 29, 2009
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November 2009
Subject: Reauthorization of Child Nutrition Programs – Opportunities to Fight Hunger and Improve Child Health (PDF, 110 KB)
Committee: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Witness: Dr. Margaret L. Bogle, Executive Director, Delta Obesity Prevention Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, Little Rock, AR, USDA
Date: November 17, 2009
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Subject: USDA's Perspective on the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) (PDF, 85.4 KB)
Committee: House Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Trade
Witness: Bud Philbrook, Deputy Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Service
Date: November 17, 2009
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Subject: Reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Programs and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infant, and Children Program (PDF, 97.9 KB)
Committee: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Witness: Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack, USDA
Date: November 17, 2009
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Subject: USDA Broadband Initiatives Program (PDF, 96.2 KB)
Committee: House Agriculture
Witness: Jonathan Adelstein, Administrator, Rural Utilities Service, USDA
Date: November 19, 2009
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December 2009
Subject: USDA's Conservation Efforts in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed (PDF, 91.6 KB)
Committee: House Agriculture, Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research
Witness: Ann Mills, Deputy Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, USDA
Date: December 9, 2009
