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Senator Amy Klobuchar's Public Statements on Agriculture and Food

Amy Klobuchar
Full Name: Amy Klobuchar
Office: U.S. Senate (MN) - Sr, Democratic/Farmer/Labor
First Elected: 11/07/2006
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2018
Gender: Female
Family: Husband: John Bessler; 1 Child: Abigail
Birth Date: 05/25/1960
Birth Place: Plymouth, MN
Home City: Minneapolis, MN
Religion: Congregationalist

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May 14, 2013 Klobuchar: Farm Bill Passes Agriculture Committee with Bipartisan Support, Paving Way for Vote in Full Senate 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
April 24, 2013 Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Sodsaver Prairie Protection Act Unknown
Dec. 21, 2012 Letter to Chairwoman Stabenow and Ranking Member Roberts - Energy Production Washington, DC
June 21, 2012 Klobuchar: Farm Bill Passes Senate with Bipartisan Support Washington, DC
June 20, 2012 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 Washington, DC
June 7, 2012 Klobuchar Calls for Swift Passage of Farm Bill Washington, DC
June 6, 2012 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act--Motion to Proceed--Resumed Washington, DC
May 15, 2012 150th Anniversary of USDA Washington, DC
April 26, 2012 Klobuchar: Farm Bill Passes Agriculture Committee with Bipartisan Support, Paving Way for Vote in Full Senate Washington, DC
April 24, 2012 Klobuchar Introduces Amendments to 2012 Farm Bill Supporting Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Washington, DC
March 14, 2012 Klobuchar Bipartisan Provision Restoring Agriculture Hours-of-Service Exemption Across Full Food and Farm Supply Chain Clears Senate Washington, DC
Feb. 10, 2012 Letter to Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Department of Agriculture and Ron Kirk, U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Unknown
Dec. 14, 2011 Klobuchar Legislation to Increase Safety of Agricultural Machinery on Public Roads Moves Forward Washington, DC
Dec. 8, 2011 Klobuchar to MF Global: Return Minnesota Farmers' Money Washington, DC
Dec. 6, 2011 Klobuchar Votes to Subpoena Former MF Global CEO Jon Corzine to Testify Before Senate Agriculture Committee Washington, DC
Nov. 30, 2011 Introduction of Legislation to Restore Agriculture Hours-of-Service Exemption to Key Link in Food and Farm Supply Chain Washington, DC
Oct. 31, 2011 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2012 Washington, DC
Aug. 3, 2011 Klobuchar, Thune Introduce Legislation to Increase Safety of Agricultural Machinery on Public Roads Washington, DC
Aug. 1, 2011 Letter to Anne S. Ferro, Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Washington, DC
March 15, 2011 Senators Klobuchar, Lugar Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ensure U.S. Farmers Are Represented in Environmental Decisions Washington, DC
Feb. 17, 2011 Klobuchar Calls for Increasing Agricultural Exports, Cutting Red Tape for Farming Community Washington, DC
Feb. 16, 2011 Senators Klobuchar, Thune to Serve as Co-chairs of Bipartisan Congressional Farmer Cooperative Caucus 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
July 2, 2010 Letter To The Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department Of Agriculture Washington, DC
April 13, 2010 Letter To The Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department Of Agriculture Washington, DC
April 13, 2010 Letter to The Honorable Tom Vilsack Secretary of Agriculture United States Department of Agriculture Unknown
March 24, 2010 Klobuchar Announces Passage of Child Nutrition Bill Out of Agriculture Committee Washington, DC
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
July 31, 2009 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 Washington, DC
July 31, 2009 Klobuchar Announces Additional Help for Minnesota's Dairy Farmers Washington, DC
July 15, 2009 Letter to The Honorable Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture Washington, DC
June 4, 2009 Hearing Of The Senate Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition And Forestry - Regulatory Reform And The Derivatives Markets Washington, DC
Feb. 12, 2009 Letter to The Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture Washington, DC
Jan. 14, 2009 Klobuchar Questions Agriculture Secretary Nominee Vilsack Washington, DC
Sept. 25, 2008 Letter to Ed Schafer, Secretary of Agriculture, Re: Revisit COOL Rule Washington, DC
July 18, 2008 Letter to The Honorable Susan Schwab, United States Trade Representative Washington, DC
May 28, 2008 Klobuchar Supports Lab That Protects World's Grain Crops Saint Paul, MN
May 1, 2008 Letter to The Honorable Ed Schafer, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Washington, DC
April 18, 2008 Letter to The Honorable Ed Schafer, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Washington, DC
March 30, 2007 Letter to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition And Forestry, Chairman and Ranking Member Tom Harkin, and Saxby Chambliss Unknown
Feb. 13, 2007 Letter to Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition And Forestry Chairman Tom Harkin Unknown
Feb. 7, 2007 U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar Questions Agriculture Secretary Johanns on Ag Disaster Assistance for Minnesota Unknown
Jan. 1, 2011 Issue Position: Agriculture and Rural Communities Unknown
Issue Position: Agriculture & Rural Communities Unknown

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