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Farm Bureau, Agricultural Retailers, Cattlemen and Other Groups Support Flores Amendment to H.R. 1947

| Posted in Dear Colleagues

Dear Colleague, Today, the House will consider H.R. 1947, the “Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013.” As part of House Republicans’ effort to combat unnecessary spending and burdensome federal regulations, Representative Flores (TX-17) has sponsored an amendment that would require the USDA Inspector General (IG) to prepare and submit a report detailing all…

Chairman Hastings’ Statement on Gray Wolf Endangered Species Delisting

| Posted in Press Release

Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings released the following statement on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision to delist the Gray Wolf from the endangered species list. “The Service’s decision today to delist gray wolves only makes sense, and is long overdue.  This untangles the ridiculous situation in Washington, Oregon, and Utah, where wolves had been listed…

What's Behind the Gibson Guitar Raids

| Posted in Blog

Yesterday, the CEO of Gibson Guitar Company, Henry Juszkiewicz, joined Fox and Friends on the Fox News Channel to explain the motivation behind the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s two raids on Gibson Guitar Company. In one raid on August 24, 2011, federal agents with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Justice stormed the Gibson…