Culture, read the implementation of federal farmer Disaster Relief, will come to order. Thank you and welcome to this joint hearing of the subcommittee on general farm commodities and Risk Management and livestock and foreign agriculture. Im pleased to be joined by my colleague and fellow chairman mister custer and Ranking Member mister thompson, livestock and Foreign Affairs Ranking Member, and chairman peterson and fellow texan, Ranking Member, mike conaway. The first joint hearing comes at a very important time for farmers. Usda and Food Production Conservation Mission area and Farm Service Agency in the middle of a huge job. They are the home of 3 critical efforts to address the needs of farmers, ranchers and Rural Communities in our country. The Market Facilitation Program which is meant to assist farmers most direct we harmed by the administration of trade war, the expanded wildfire and hurricane endemic program which will aid in Rural Recovery from Natural Disasters and programs
Programs. This joint hearing of the Sub Committees on general fund communities, Risk Management, livestock reviewing the implementation of federal farm and Disaster Relief comes to order. Thank you and welcome to this joint hearing of the subcommittees on general farm commodities and Risk Management and livestock and foreign agriculture. Im pleased to be joined by my colleague and fellow chairman as well as my Ranking Member and the livestock Foreign Affairs Ranking Member. Welcome also to our chairman and my fellow texan Ranking Member. This first joint hearing comes at a very important time for farmers. Usda and in particular the Food Production and conservation missionary in the Farm Service Agency is in the middle of a huge job. F packed and fsa are currently at the home of three critical separate efforts to address the needs of farmers, ranchers in Rural Communities in our country. The Market Facilitation Program which is meant to assist those farmers most harmed by the administra
Hearing. And topics are farm bill, and trade relations with china and the status of the disaster aid programs. This is about 2 15. This joint hearing of the subcommittees on the general farm commodities and Risk Management and livestock and foreign agriculture in order to review the title of Disaster Relief will come to order. Thank you. And thank you for coming to the joint committee on farm commodities and risk committees and farm agriculture. I am pleased to be joined by my chair mr. Acosta and the esteemed Ranking Member mr. Thompson and mr. Rouser. Welcome to the chairman Collin Peterson and my texas Ranking Member mike conaway. This is coming at a important time for farmers. The usda and the food conservation area, and the farm agency is in the middle of a huge job. The fpac and other needs of farmers and ranchers and Rural Communities that is meant to assist the farmer most harmed by the administrations trade war and the expanded wildfire and Indemnity Program or w. H. I. P. Plu
A critical part of our nations economy. Members of this committee should work to ensure environmental laws are strong and effective without being overly burdensome. This is often a difficult task. The United States is blessed with diverse ecosystems that often require different kinds of stewardship to remain healthy. In wyoming, we have an abundance of sage brush brainy, forests, a variety of mountain habitats and wetlands. Wyoming ranchers and farmers are familiar with each ecosystem and its needs. This is where they live, work and invest their energies. Farmers and ranchers are the original stewards. They understand that landscapes and watersheds need to be healthy to support native plants, wildlife, crops and livestock. Theyre living proof that interacting with nature can be done in an environmentally sound way, often leaving the resources in better condition than they found them. Washington policies do not always translate well in Rural America. When im home in wyoming, i often hea
Vote you. The presiding officer the nays are 28 and the motion is flood. The clerk will report the nomination. The clerk gerald j. Pappert of pennsylvania to be United States district judge for the Eastern District of pennsylvania. The presiding officer under the previous order, the time until 5 30 p. M. Will be equally divided in the usual form. The senator from virginia. Mr. Kaine madam president , i have nine unanimous consent requests for committees to meet during todays session of the senate. They have the approval of the majority and minority leaders and i ask unanimous consent the requests be agreed to and the requests be printed in the record. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Kaine madam president , next monday will mark four months since the president commenced military action in syria and iraq against isil. As of december 2, Operation Inherent resolve which the Administration Calls a war on isil has involved more than 1,100 Coalition Airstrikes in iraq and syria,