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Secretary John Forbes Kerry's Public Statements on Agriculture and Food

John Kerry
Full Name: John Forbes Kerry
Office: U.S. Secretary of State, Democratic
First Appointed: 01/29/2013
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Teresa Heinz; 2 Children: Alexandra, Vanessa; 3 Stepchildren: John, Andre, Christopher
Birth Date: 12/11/1943
Birth Place: Aurora, CO
Home City: Boston, MA
Religion: Roman Catholic

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Dec. 21, 2012 Letter to Chairwoman Stabenow and Ranking Member Roberts, McCaskill Keeps up Fight to Expand Missouri Energy Production Washington, DC
Dec. 13, 2012 Letter to The Honorable Harry Reid and The Honorable Mitch McConnell - Six Months After the Senate Passed a Bipartisan Jobs Bill, The House Has Failed to Act Washington, DC
Sept. 14, 2012 Letter to Majority Leader Reid and Speaker Boehner Unknown
Sept. 13, 2012 Massachusetts Delegation and Governor Patrick Welcome Disaster Declaration for Fishermen Washington, DC
Aug. 15, 2012 Letter to President Obama Washington, DC
Aug. 3, 2012 Kerry, Delegation: New Fishing Report Shows Need for Relief for Massachusetts Fishermen Washington DC
June 21, 2012 Senate Passes Kerry Amendments to Aid Massachusetts Fishermen, Seafood Processors Washington, DC
June 19, 2012 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act Of 2012 Washington, DC
June 14, 2012 Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act--Motion to Proceed--Continued Washington, DC
June 8, 2012 New GAO Report Boosts Kerry-McCain Argument on Catfish Inspection Washington, DC
June 6, 2012 U.S. Rep. McGovern Joins Kerry, Brown to Launch Bipartisan Senate Cranberry Caucus Washington, DC
June 6, 2012 Kerry, Brown Launch Bipartisan Senate Cranberry Caucus Washington, DC
May 15, 2012 Harkin Joins Bipartisan Group of More Than 40 Senators in Urging Floor Action on Farm Bill Washington, DC
April 24, 2012 Kerry Provision to Protect Massachusetts Fishermen Included in Senate Bill Washington, DC
Jan. 20, 2012 Andover Townsman - A New Year's Resolution for Our Kids Unknown
Dec. 14, 2011 Letter to John E. Bryson, Secretary of Commerce for U.S. Department of Commerce, Jane Lubchenco, Administrator of National Oceanic and Atmospheric, and Eric Schwaab, Assistance Administrator for Fisheries of National Marine Fisheries Service Boston, MA
July 5, 2011 Letter to Honorable Tom Vilsack Washington, DC
Sept. 28, 2010 Letter to The Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States of America Unknown
April 13, 2010 Letter to The Honorable Tom Vilsack Secretary of Agriculture United States Department of Agriculture Unknown
April 13, 2010 Letter To The Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department Of Agriculture Washington, DC
Sept. 29, 2009 Letter to The Honorable Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture 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
June 4, 2009 Hearing of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Challenges and Opportunities for U.S.-China Cooperation on Climate Change Washington, DC
May 7, 2009 Letter To The Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department Of Agriculture Washington, DC
March 26, 2009 Hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee – The Nomination of Lieutenant General Karl Eikenberry to be Ambassador to Afghanistan Washington, DC
March 24, 2009 Hearing of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Alleviating Global Hunger: Challenges and Opportunities for U.S. Leadership Washington, DC
Feb. 5, 2009 Senate Foreign Relations Committee Roundtable Washington, DC
Jan. 28, 2009 Hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee - Addressing Global Climate Change: the Road to Copenhagen Washington, DC
Sept. 25, 2008 Letter to Ed Schafer, Secretary of Agriculture, Re: Revisit COOL Rule Washington, DC
June 4, 2008 Letter to Secretary Ed Schafer, United States Department of Agriculture and Secretary Steven Preston, United States Small Business Administration Boston, MA
April 30, 2008 Letter to Secretary Ed Schafer, United States Department of Agriculture Washington, DC
April 24, 2008 Letter to Herb Kohl and Robert Bennett, Chairman and Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, Re: Additional Funding to Eradicate Emerald Ash Borer and Other In 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
March 30, 2007 Letter to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition And Forestry, Chairman and Ranking Member Tom Harkin, and Saxby Chambliss Unknown
April 4, 2006 Kerry Leads Bipartisan Call to Aid All Small Businesses Devastated by Drought Washington, DC
April 4, 2006 Kerry Leads Bipartisan Call to Aid All Small Businesses Devastated by Drought Washington, DC
Nov. 3, 2005 Appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, 2006-- Conference Report--Resumed Washington, DC
April 9, 2004 Letter to Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman Unknown
Nov. 7, 2003 Letter to Agriculture Appropriations Conferees Unknown
Nov. 6, 2003 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 Washington, DC
Nov. 5, 2003 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 – Continued Washington, DC
Sept. 10, 2003 Letter to Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman Unknown
June 26, 2003 The Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate on the Environment - Part 2 Los Angeles, CA

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