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Representative Collin C. Peterson's Public Statements on Agriculture and Food

Collin Peterson
Full Name: Collin C. Peterson
Office: U.S. House (MN) - District 7, Democratic/Farmer/Labor
First Elected: 11/06/1990
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Divorced; 3 Children: Sean, Jason, Elliot
Birth Date: 06/29/1944
Birth Place: Fargo, ND
Home City: Detroit Lakes, MN
Religion: Lutheran

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May 10, 2013 Lucas & Peterson Release House Farm Bill That Saves Nearly $40 Billion Washington, DC
May 2, 2013 Klobuchar, Franken, Peterson, Walz, Nolan Announce Selection of Debra Crusoe to Top Minnesota Agriculture Post Washington, DC
April 25, 2013 Legislation Aims to Support Next Generation of Farmers Washington, DC
March 18, 2013 AGWired - New USDA Rural Definition Stirs Controversy Unknown
March 12, 2013 CQ Roll Call - Senator Looking to Avoid Meat Inspector Furloughs Unknown
Feb. 26, 2013 Agriculture Committee Adopts Budget Views and Estimates Letter Washington, DC
Feb. 26, 2013 Letter to Chairman Paul Ryan, House Budget Committee - Agriculture Committee Adopts Budget Views and Estimates Letter Washington, DC
Feb. 25, 2013 Lucas & Peterson Concerned USDA's Report Will Shift Resources Away from Rural Areas Washington, DC
July 5, 2012 Lucas & Peterson Release House Farm Bill Washington, DC
April 18, 2012 Hearing of the House Agriculture Committee - H. Con. Res. 112 Unknown
April 5, 2012 United States Department of Agriculture Will Help Fund New Critical Access Hospital in Warren Washington, DC
March 7, 2012 Agriculture Committee Adopts Budget Letter Washington, DC
Dec. 8, 2011 House Agriculture Committee Demands Facts on MF Global Collapse Washington, DC
Dec. 8, 2011 Hearing of the House Agriculture Committee - Examination of MF Global Bankruptcy Unknown
Dec. 2, 2011 House Agriculture Committee Advances Measure to Subpoena Corzine Washington, DC
Nov. 28, 2011 Start Tribune - Farm Subsidies are Coming Under the Gun Washington, DC
Oct. 17, 2011 Letter to Senator Murray and Representative Hensarling Washington, DC
June 16, 2011 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 Washington, DC
June 16, 2011 Peterson: Ag Spending Bill another Assault on Agriculture Washington, DC
June 15, 2011 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 Washington, DC
June 13, 2011 Letter to The Honorable David Dreier Chairman Committee on Rules U.S. House of Representatives Unknown
May 4, 2011 Hearing of the House Agriculture Committee - Business Meeting to Consider H.R. 1573 Unknown
May 3, 2011 Joint Hearing of the House Agriculture Committee and the House Natural Resources Committee - EPA Washington, DC
April 6, 2011 Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 Washington, DC
April 5, 2011 Letter to Colleague Unknown
March 15, 2011 Hearing of the House Agriculture Committee - Budget Views and Estimates Letter for the Agencies and Programs Under Jurisdiction of the Committee for FY2012 Washington, DC
March 10, 2011 Hearing of the House Agriculture Committee - Impact of EPA Regulation on Agriculture Washington, DC
March 9, 2011 Hearing of House Agriculture Committee - H.R. 872, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 Washington, DC
March 9, 2011 Ag Committee Advances Bill to Protect Producers from Duplicative Permit Requirement Washington, DC
Dec. 23, 2010 Agriculture Committee Chairman Recognizes 25 Years of CRP Unknown
Sept. 24, 2010 Letter to the Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture and to the Honorable Lisa Jackson, Administrator, EPA Washington, DC
Nov. 19, 2009 Hearing of the House Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture - Review Rural Broadband Programs Washington, DC
Nov. 17, 2009 Hearing Of The House Committee on Agriculture- Reviews Financial Stability Improvement Act Draft Language Washington, DC
Sept. 9, 2009 House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson Statement On Senate Agriculture Committee Leadership Washington, DC
Aug. 7, 2009 Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson Statement On EPA Peer Review For Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) Released Today Washington, DC
July 20, 2009 Letter To The Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department Of Agriculture Unknown
June 24, 2009 Prepared Remarks Of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi And House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson At A Media Availability Following Their Meeting Washington, DC
June 11, 2009 Hearing of the House Committee on Agriculture - Pending Climate Legislation Washington, DC
Feb. 3, 2009 Hearing of the House Agriculture Committee - Derivatives Legislation Washington, DC
Nov. 20, 2008 Hearing of the House Agriculture Committee - The Role of Credit Derivatives in the U.S. Economy Washington, DC
Sept. 19, 2008 Agriculture Committee Suspends Base Acre Minimum after USDA Misinterprets Farm Bill Provision Washington, DC
July 24, 2008 Agriculture Committee Strengthens Oversight of Futures Markets Washington, DC
July 11, 2008 Agriculture Committee Continues Review of Commodity Exchange Act Legislation Washington, DC
July 9, 2008 Agriculture Committee Reviews Legislation Amending the Commodity Exchange Act Washington, DC
April 9, 2008 House Agriculture Committee Chairman Announces Farm Bill Conferees Washington, DC
March 12, 2008 Short-Term Farm Bill Extension Washington, DC
Feb. 27, 2008 House Agriculture Committee Adopts Budget Letter Washington, DC
Oct. 30, 2007 Committee Hears About Technology Use in the Meat Industry Washington, DC
Oct. 25, 2007 Committee Reviews Agriculture Disaster Conditions Nationwide Washington, DC
Oct. 18, 2007 Agriculture Committee Examines Structural Changes to the Farm Economy Washington, DC

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