Officials, candidates, and others spoke about their support for Vice President Gore’s candidacy, and core Democratic values. Among the issues they addressed were health care, raising the min…
1,310 viewsThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials held a hearing on rail regulatory issues. The hearing occurred the morning after a M…
317 viewsWitnesses testified about food safety. This hearing was held after a report to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Science Advisory Board which found that the FDA is under funded, its sci…
274 viewsThe Trade Subcommittee and Oversight Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee held a joint hearing on import safety, focusing on current measures to ensure the safety of food and c…
317 viewsSecretary Johanns and others talked about U.S. farm subsidies and reform. It was noted that Congress is due to review and rewrite agriculture legislation in 2007. In regard to multilateral t…
175 viewsSecretary Gutierrez gives a luncheon address at the Minority Enterprise Development Week, 2006. He talks about the Commerce Department’s efforts to bring economic development to the Gulf Coa…
68 viewsThe Consumer Federation of America held the 28th Annual Food Policy Conference at the National Press Club from September 19-20, 2005. They key panel topics for the event included the impact …
43 viewsThe Consumer Federation of America held the 28th Annual Food Policy Conference at the National Press Club from September 19-20, 2005. They key panel topics for the event included the impact …
65 viewsThe Senate Agriculture Committee held a hearing on the potential impact of the Dominican Republic-Central America free trade agreement on the agriculture and food sectors. They talked about …
227 viewsSecretary Veneman testified about the discovery of a case of Mad Cow Disease in Washington State and about measures implemented to protect the food supply. Among the topics she addressed wer…
184 viewsFollowing a brief talk about the use of the Internet in political campaigns, Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-Connecticut) talked about the state of the economy, the Bush administration’s economi…
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