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Senator Claire McCaskill's Public Statements on Agriculture and Food

Full Name: Claire McCaskill
Office: U.S. Senate (MO) - Sr, Democratic
First Elected: 11/07/2006
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2018
Gender: Female
Family: Husband: Joseph Shepard; 3 Children: Austin, Maddie, Lily; 4 Stepchildren: Benjamin, Carl, Marilyn, Michael
Birth Date: 07/24/1953
Birth Place: Rolla, MO
Home City: Jefferson City, MO
Religion: Catholic
Date Title Location
April 16, 2013 Letter to Chairwoman Stabenow and Ranking Member Cochran - Funding of Critical Livestock Programs Ahead of Predicted Drought Washington, DC
Feb. 28, 2013 Sens. Roberts, Moran, Blunt and McCaskill Introduce Resolution On Importance of Biosecurity and Agro-Defense Washington, DC
Dec. 21, 2012 Letter to Chairwoman Stabenow and Ranking Member Roberts - Energy Production Washington, DC
July 11, 2012 Letter to the Honorable Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of the Department Agriculture Unknown
July 11, 2012 Letter to The Honorable Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture Washington, DC
June 12, 2012 McCaskill Supports Addition of Veterans' Mental Health Providers Washington, DC
Feb. 10, 2012 Letter to Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Department of Agriculture and Ron Kirk, U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Unknown
Dec. 20, 2011 McCaskill Statement on Department of Agriculture's Settlement with Nixa Family, Fined for Selling Rabbits Washington, DC
Aug. 1, 2011 Letter to Anne S. Ferro, Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Washington, DC
March 8, 2011 Letter to the Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States Washington, DC
Feb. 16, 2011 Letter to the Honorable Lisa Jackson, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Washington, DC
Sept. 28, 2010 Letter to The Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States of America Unknown
June 22, 2010 Letter to The Honorable Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture Unknown
Dec. 21, 2009 Letter To The Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department Of Agriculture And Ron Kirk, Ambassador, Office Of The United States Trade Representative Washington, DC
Sept. 21, 2009 Letter to Chairman Kohl, Chair DeLauro and Ranking Members Brownback and Kingston of the Conference Committee of the Senate and House Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Washington, DC
Aug. 4, 2009 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food And Drug Administration, And Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Continued Washington, DC
Sept. 25, 2008 Letter to Ed Schafer, Secretary of Agriculture, Re: Revisit COOL Rule Washington, DC
Dec. 14, 2007 McCaskill Supports Programs to Aid Agricultural Industry, Rural Communities Washington, DC
Sept. 25, 2007 Letter to Senator Tom Harkin, Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Washington, DC
June 18, 2007 Letter to The Honorable Tom Harkin, Chairman, Committee on Agriculture and The Honorable Saxby Chambliss, Ranking Republican Member Washington, DC
Feb. 2, 2007 Letter to Secretary Of Agriculture Mike Johanns Washington, DC
July 8, 2006 The Joplin Globe - McCaskill Favors Curbing Corporate Farms Carl Junction, MO
July 7, 2006 McCaskill Fights For Family Farms St. Louis, MO
June 29, 2006 McCaskill Asks Talent If He Will Crack Down On Employers Kansas City, MO
Jan. 1, 2012 Issue Position: Missouri Farmers and Rural Communities Unknown
Issue Position: Agriculture Unknown
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