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May 1, 2008

Impact of Rising Food Prices

A hearing was held on the economic impact of rising food prices on the pocketbooks of middle-class American families. Witnesses included the… read more

A hearing was held on the economic impact of rising food prices on the pocketbooks of middle-class American families. Witnesses included the National Farmers

Union president, a bakery owner, and the chief economist from the Department of Agriculture. Witnesses responded to questions from committee members. close

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George Braley Senior Vice President America's Second Harvest->Government Relations and Public Policy
Sam Brownback U.S. Senator [R] Kansas

Tom Buis President National Farmers Union
Bob Casey Jr. U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Pennsylvania
Elijah Cummings U.S. Representative [D] Maryland
Joseph W. Glauber Chief Economist Department of Agriculture
Amy Klobuchar U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Minnesota
Carolyn Maloney U.S. Representative [D] New York
Richard Reinwald Owner Reinwald's Bakery
James Saxton U.S. Representative [R] New Jersey
Chuck Schumer U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] New York
John E. Sununu U.S. Senator [R] New Hampshire
Kevin Brady U.S. Representative [R] Texas

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Program ID:: 205124-1
Category:: Joint Committee
Format:: Joint Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: May 01, 2008 | 10:03am EDT | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:: May 04, 2008 | 12:45pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

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May 01, 2008 | 10:03am EDT | C-SPAN 3
May 01, 2008 | 10:06am EDT | C-SPAN 3
May 01, 2008 | 3:38pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
May 01, 2008 | 8:07pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
May 02, 2008 | 12:18am EDT | C-SPAN 1
May 02, 2008 | 4:45am EDT | C-SPAN 1
May 04, 2008 | 12:45pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

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