Articles tagged under: Collin Peterson

Heitkamp Sits Down with Farmers

Published June 16, 2018

North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp is optimistic the farm bill will be passed in the Senate before the July 4th recess. "Majority Leader Mitch McConnell does not usually promise things he can't deliver. He believes he can get it done."…
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A Huge Vote on Sugar

Published May 23, 2018

When the farm bill comes back to the floor, the language is not expected to change significantly. The recent farm bill debate included a surprising vote on sugar policy. "We had a huge vote on sugar," explained Agriculture Committee Ranking…
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Farm Bill Debate Resumes

Published May 18, 2018

The House is expected to resume debate on H.R. 2 within minutes. If all goes well, the farm bill could pass by late morning. The one remaining hurdle is a possible battle over an unrelated issue. The conservative Freedom Caucus…
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Farm Bill Debate Begins in the House

Published May 17, 2018

Today’s debate on the farm bill will feature a sugar reform proposal and an amendment to phase out commodity program and crop insurance subsidies. Wednesday’s debate wasn’t too controversial. As the debate began on the House floor, House Agriculture Committee Chairman…
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Farm Bill: The Key is in Conference

Published May 9, 2018

Informa Economics Senior Vice-President Jim Wiesemeyer says the House farm bill process is the ugliest he’s ever seen. “The leadership is trying in earnest to explain things and then, if they don’t, we’ll see what type of amendments will be…
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Farm Bill Issues Have Peterson’s Attention

Published April 26, 2018

According to House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin Peterson, there could be an amendment to eliminate the sugar program when the bill comes to the House floor. “It sounds like Chairman Conaway is getting some Freedom Caucus people in line.…
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Peterson Calls Farm Bill “Flawed”

Published April 19, 2018

Agriculture Committee Chairman Michael Conaway wants to bring the farm bill to the full House in the first week of May, emphasizing the need to get the bill done on a timely basis. During Wednesday's hearing, Ranking Member Collin Peterson…
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Conaway Touts Farm Bill

Published April 18, 2018

The House Agriculture Committee passed a farm bill on a party-line vote of 26-20. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Michael Conaway began the farm bill markup saying a farm bill extension is not a good idea. The Texas congressman went on…
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