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Farm Bill Conferess Named

The Farm Bill conference committee charged with the responsibility of working out differences between House and Senate will be chaired by Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA). The conference will begin on Thursday, April 10.

House members - Democrats:

Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota

Congressman Tim Holden of Pennsylvania

Congressman Mike McIntyre of North Carolina

Congressman Bob Etheridge of North Carolina

Congressman Leonard Boswell of Iowa

Congressman Joe Baca of California

Congressman Dennis Cardoza of California

Congressman David Scott of Georgia

Conferees on Farm Bill provisions with jurisdiction beyond the Agriculture Committee:

Congressman George Miller of California (Education and Labor)

Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy of New York (Education and Labor)

Congressman John Dingell of Michigan (Energy and Commerce)

Congressman Frank Pallone of New Jersey (Energy and Commerce)

Congressman Paul Kanjorski of Pennsylvania (Financial Services)

Congresswoman Maxine Waters of California (Financial Services)

Congressman Howard Berman of California (Foreign Affairs)

Congressman Brad Sherman of California (Foreign Affairs)

Congressman John Conyers of Michigan (Judiciary)

Congressman Bobby Scott of Virginia (Judiciary)

Congressman Nick Rahall of West Virginia (Natural Resources)

Delegate Madeline Bordallo of Guam (Natural Resources)

Congressman Henry Waxman of California (Oversight and Government Reform)

Congressman Edolphus Towns of New York (Oversight and Government Reform)

Congressman Bart Gordon of Tennessee (Science and Technology)

Congressman Nick Lampson of Texas (Science and Technology)

Congresswoman Nydia Velasquez of New York (Small Business)

Congressman Heath Shuler of North Carolina (Small Business)

Congressman Jim Oberstar of Minnesota (Transportation and Infrastructure)

Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton of the District of Columbia (Transportation and Infrastructure)

Congressman Charles Rangel of New York (Ways and Means)

Congressman Earl Pomeroy of North Dakota (Ways and Means)

Republicans - Republicans

Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Bob Goodlatte of Virginia

Congressman Frank Lucas of Oklahoma

Congressman Jerry Moran of Kansas

Congressman Robin Hayes of North Carolina

Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave of Colorado

Congressman Randy Neugebauer of Texas

Conferees on Farm Bill provisions with jurisdiction beyond the Agriculture Committee:

Congressman Todd Platts of Pennsylvania (Education and Labor)

Congressman Joe Barton of Texas (Energy and Commerce)

Congressman Spencer Bachus of Alabama (Financial Services)

Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida (Foreign Affairs)

Congressman Lamar Smith of Texas (Judiciary)

Congresswoman Cathy McMorris-Rodgers of Washington (Natural Resources)

Congressman Jim Jordan of Ohio (Oversight and Government Reform)

Congressman Michael McCaul of Texas (Science and Technology)

Congressman Steve Chabot of Ohio (Small Business)

Congressman Sam Graves of Missouri (Transportation and Infrastructure)

Congressman Jim McCrery of Louisiana (Ways and Means)

The Members of Congress selected from Leadership to serve on the conference committee are:

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)

Congressman Adam Putnam (R-FL)

Senate Members - Democrats:

Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa

Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont

Senator Kent Conrad of North Dakota

Senator Max Baucus of Montana

Senator Blanch Lincoln of Arkansas

Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan

Senate Members - Republican

Senator Saxby Chambliss of Georgia

Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana;

Senator Thad Cochran of Mississippi

Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas

Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa

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