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Agriculture Committee

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Agriculture Committee

I am proud to serve on the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture, which has jurisdiction over federal agriculture policy and oversight of most federal agricultural agencies. While management of farm programs is certainly an important area of focus, 65% of the matters dealt within this committee are nutrition-based such as regulation and oversight of programs that fund in-school, meals, emergency food providers and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Subcommittee Assignments

Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight and Nutrition, Ranking Member

This subcommittee has jurisdiction over SNAP (food stamps), nutrition, consumer programs, special investigations, and oversight of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology and Foreign Agriculture
This subcommittee reviews a wide variety of matters including fruits and vegetables, honey and bees, market and promotion orders, plan pesticides, quarantine, adulteration of seeds and insect pests, and foreign agriculture assistance. In these assignments, I seek to create a greener, healthier Northeast Ohio and America.

Meeting with traditional farmers in Ohio and urban agricultural producers has given them an opportunity to share their concerns with me. I welcomed USDA officials to the district in 2012. Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and I welcomed news of funding for a Cleveland seasonal high tunnel initiative for the Eleventh District.