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    <title><![CDATA[U.S. House Approves Agriculture Committee Passed Bills ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/agriculture_dem/PR091510.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The U.S. House of Representatives today approved The Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2010 (S. 3656) and The Veterinary Services Investment Act (H.R. 3519). 
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[House Agriculture Committee Approves Bills to Improve Chesapeake Bay, Encourage Veterinary Service, and Reauthorize Mandatory Price Reporting ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/agriculture_dem/PR072810bm.html</link>
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                    WASHINGTON - Today, the House Agriculture Committee approved three bills for consideration by the U.S. House of Representatives.
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    <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Subcommittee Reviews Quality Control Systems in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/agriculture_dem/PR072810.html</link>
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                    WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Joe Baca, D-Calif., Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee&rsquo;s Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry, held a hearing to review quality control systems in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
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    <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Subcommittee Reviews Issues Facing the Crop Insurance Industry ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/agriculture_dem/07222010GFCRM.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Today, House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Chairman Leonard Boswell, D-Iowa, held a hearing to review current issues facing the U.S. crop insurance industry.
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    <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Subcommittee Reviews Farm Bill Specialty Crop and Organic Agriculture Programs ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/agriculture_dem/PR072110.html</link>
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                    WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Dennis Cardoza, D-Calif., Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee&rsquo;s Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture, held a hearing to review specialty crop and organic agriculture programs in advance of the 2012 Farm Bill.
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    <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[House Agriculture Subcommittee Reviews Livestock Programs in Advance of 2012 Farm Bill ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/agriculture_dem/PR072110LDP.html</link>
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                    WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Chairman David Scott, D-Ga., today held a hearing to review livestock and related U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs in advance of the 2012 Farm Bill.
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    <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Subcommittee Reviews Federal Rural Development Programs ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/agriculture_dem/PR072010RD.html</link>
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                    WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Mike McIntyre, D-N.C., Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee&rsquo;s Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture, held a hearing to review the U.S. Department of Agriculture&rsquo;s rural development programs in advance of the 2012 Farm Bill.
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    <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[House Agriculture Committee Passes Legislation to Encourage Energy Efficiency Projects in Rural Communities ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/agriculture_dem/PR071410.html</link>
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                    WASHINGTON - Today, the House Agriculture Committee passed the Rural Energy Savings Program Act (H.R. 4785) to encourage energy efficiency projects in rural communities.
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    <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Subcommittee Reviews Technical Assistance Capacity of USDA Conservation Programs ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/agriculture_dem/PR070110.html</link>
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                    WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Tim Holden, D-Pa., Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee&rsquo;s Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research, held a hearing to review the administration and delivery of conservation programs.
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    <pubDate>Thu, 1 Jul 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Peterson Applauds House Passage of Wall Street Reform ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/agriculture_dem/06302010HR4173.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson today commended the House of Representatives for passing the conference report on the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173). 
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    <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[House Agriculture Committee Approves Historic Legislation to Expand Agriculture Trade with Cuba ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/agriculture_dem/PR063010.html</link>
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                    WASHINGTON - Today, the House Agriculture Committee passed legislation to expand U.S. agriculture trade and increase jobs, approving historic legislation that will greatly expand trade of U.S. agriculture products to Cuba.
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    <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[House Agriculture Committee Holds Farm Bill Field Hearing in Fayetteville, North Carolina ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/agriculture_dem/PR062810.html</link>
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                    FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. &ndash; Today, the House Agriculture Committee held a field hearing in Fayetteville, North Carolina to review U.S. agriculture policy, as the Committee begins the process of writing the 2012 Farm Bill. The Agriculture Committee&rsquo;s Chairman of the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture, Congressman Mike McIntyre (D-N.C.) chaired the hearing. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Peterson Succeeds in Securing Major Wall Street Reforms ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/agriculture_dem/06252010derivatives.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Today, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) played a leading role in the successful completion of the conference committee on H.R. 4173 - Wall Street Reform &amp; Consumer Protection Act.
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    <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[House Agriculture Subcommittee Holds 2012 Farm Bill Hearing ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/agriculture_dem/06242010GFCRM.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Chairman Leonard Boswell, D-Iowa, today held a hearing to review U.S. farm safety net programs in advance of the 2012 Farm Bill. Today&rsquo;s hearing was the second held by the General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Subcommittee reviewing the existing commodity programs and looking ahead to the next Farm Bill.
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    <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Agriculture Subcommittee Reviews Food Distribution Program for Indian Reservations ]]></title>
    <link>http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/agriculture_dem/PR062310.html</link>
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                    WASHINGTON - Congressman Joe Baca, D-Calif., Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee&rsquo;s Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry, today held a hearing to review the federal Food Distribution Program for Indian Reservations (FDPIR).
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    <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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