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STANDING COMMITTEES of the HOUSE Agriculture STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE [Democrats in roman; Republicans in italic; Resident Commissioner and Delegates in boldface] [Room numbers beginning with H are in the Capitol, with CHOB in the Cannon House Office Building, with LHOB in the Longworth House Office Building, with RHOB in the Rayburn House Office Building, with H1 in O’Neill House Office Building, and with H2 in the Ford House Office Building] Agriculture 1301 Longworth House Office Building, phone 225–2171, fax 225–8510 http://agriculture.house.gov meets first Wednesday of each month Collin C. Peterson, of Minnesota, Chair Tim Holden, of Pennsylvania. Bob Goodlatte, of Virginia. Mike McIntyre, of North Carolina. Terry Everett, of Alabama. Bob Etheridge, of North Carolina. Frank D. Lucas, of Oklahoma. Leonard L. Boswell, of Iowa. Jerry Moran, of Kansas. Joe Baca, of California. Robin Hayes, of North Carolina. Dennis A. Cardoza, of California. Timothy V. Johnson, of Illinois. David Scott, of Georgia. Sam Graves, of Missouri. Jim Marshall, of Georgia. Jo Bonner, of Alabama. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, of South Dakota. Mike Rogers, of Alabama. Henry Cuellar, of Texas. Steve King, of Iowa. Jim Costa, of California. Marilyn N. Musgrave, of Colorado. John T. Salazar, of Colorado. Randy Neugebauer, of Texas. Brad Ellsworth, of Indiana. Charles W. Boustany, Jr., of Louisiana. Nancy E. Boyda, of Kansas. John R. ‘‘Randy’’ Kuhl, Jr., of New York. Zachary T. Space, of Ohio. Virginia Foxx, of North Carolina. Timothy J. Walz, of Minnesota. K. Michael Conaway, of Texas. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, of New York. Jeff Fortenberry, of Nebraska. Steve Kagen, of Wisconsin. Jean Schmidt, of Ohio. Earl Pomeroy, of North Dakota. Adrian Smith, of Nebraska. Lincoln Davis, of Tennessee. Kevin McCarthy, of California. John Barrow, of Georgia. Timothy Walberg, of Michigan. Nick Lampson, of Texas. Joe Donnelly, of Indiana. Tim Mahoney, of Florida. 387 388 Congressional Directory SUBCOMMITTEES [The chairman and ranking minority member are ex officio (voting) members of all subcommittees on which they do not serve.] Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research Tim Holden, of Pennsylvania, Chair Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, of South Dakota. Frank D. Lucas, of Oklahoma. Henry Cuellar, of Texas. Mike Rogers, of Alabama. Jim Costa, of California. Steve King, of Iowa. Brad Ellsworth, of Indiana. Jeff Fortenberry, of Nebraska. Zachary T. Space, of Ohio. Jean Schmidt, of Ohio. Timothy J. Walz, of Minnesota. Timothy Walberg, of Michigan. David Scott, of Georgia. Terry Everett, of Alabama. John T. Salazar, of Colorado. Jerry Moran, of Kansas. Nancy E. Boyda, of Kansas. Robin Hayes, of North Carolina. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, of New York. Jo Bonner, of Alabama. Dennis A. Cardoza, of California. Marilyn N. Musgrave, of Colorado. Leonard L. Boswell, of Iowa. Steve Kagen, of Wisconsin. Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry Joe Baca, of California, Chair Earl Pomeroy, of North Dakota. Jo Bonner, of Alabama. Lincoln Davis, of Tennessee. Jerry Moran, of Kansas. Nick Lampson, of Texas. Steve King, of Iowa. Steve Kagen, of Wisconsin. Randy Neugebauer, of Texas. Nancy E. Boyda, of Kansas. Charles W. Boustany, Jr., of Louisiana. General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Bob Etheridge, of North Carolina, Chair David Scott, of Georgia. Jerry Moran, of Kansas. Jim Marshall, of Georgia. Timothy V. Johnson, of Illinois. John T. Salazar, of Colorado. Sam Graves, of Missouri. Nancy E. Boyda, of Kansas. Charles W. Boustany, Jr., of Louisiana. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, of South Dakota. K. Michael Conaway, of Texas. Brad Ellsworth, of Indiana. Frank D. Lucas, of Oklahoma. Zachary T. Space, of Ohio. Randy Neugebauer, of Texas. Timothy J. Walz, of Minnesota. Kevin McCarthy, of California. Earl Pomeroy, of North Dakota. Horticulture and Organic Agriculture Dennis A. Cardoza, of California, Chair Bob Etheridge, of North Carolina. Randy Neugebauer, of Texas. Lincoln Davis, of Tennessee. John R. ‘‘Randy’’ Kuhl, Jr., of New York. Tim Mahoney, of Florida. Virginia Foxx, of North Carolina. John Barrow, of Georgia. Kevin McCarthy, of California. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, of New York. K. Michael Conaway, of Texas. Committees of the House 389 Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Leonard L. Boswell, of Iowa, Chair Kirsten E. Gillibrand, of New York. Robin Hayes, of North Carolina. Steve Kagen, of Wisconsin. Mike Rogers, of Alabama. Tim Holden, of Pennsylvania. Steve King, of Iowa. Joe Baca, of California. Virginia Foxx, of North Carolina. Dennis A. Cardoza, of California. K. Michael Conaway, of Texas. Nick Lampson, of Texas. Jean Schmidt, of Ohio. Joe Donnelly, of Indiana. Adrian Smith, of Nebraska. Jim Costa, of California. Timothy Walberg, of Michigan. Tim Mahoney, of Florida. Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture Mike McIntyre, of North Carolina, Chair Jim Marshall, of Georgia. Marilyn N. Musgrave, of Colorado. Henry Cuellar, of Texas. Terry Everett, of Alabama. John T. Salazar, of Colorado. Adrian Smith, of Nebraska. John Barrow, of Georgia. Jeff Fortenberry, of Nebraska. Earl Pomeroy, of North Dakota. Robin Hayes, of North Carolina. STAFF Committee on Agriculture (1301 LHOB), 225–2171, fax 225–0917. Majority Staff Director.—Rob Larew. Deputy Chief of Staff.—John Riley, 5–7987. Chief Administrative Officer.—Sharon Rusnak, 5–6878. Financial Administrator.—Wynn Bott (1340–A LHOB), 5–4963. Director, Information Systems.—Merrick Munday. Outreach Director.—Jack Danielson, 5–1564. Chief Counsel.—Andy Baker (1304 LHOB), 5–3069. Counsel.—Christy Birdsong (1304 LHOB), 5–4453. Communications Director.—April Demert Slayton (1301–A LHOB), 5–6872. Chief Economist.—Craig Jagger (1407–A LHOB), 5–1130. Executive Assistant.—Cherie Slayton. Hearing Clerk.—Jamie Weyer (1303 LHOB), 5–3329. Senior Professional Staff.—Anne Simmons (1534 LHOB), 5–1494. Professional Staff.—Scott Kuschmider (1301–A LHOB), 5–1496. Legislative Assistant.—Martha Josephson, 5–4982. Legislative Clerk.—Debbie Smith (1304 LHOB), 5–9384. Staff Assistants: Adam Durand, Tyler Jameson, Kristin Sosanie. Subcommittee Staff Directors: Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research.—Nona Darrell (1336 LHOB), 5–0420. Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.—Lisa Shelton (1407 LHOB), 5–6395. General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.—Clark Ogilvie (1407 LHOB), 5– 0720. Horticulture and Organic Agriculture.—Keith Jones (1336 LHOB), 5–6238. Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.—Chandler Goule (1336 LHOB), 5–8407. Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture Programs.—Aleta Botts (1407 LHOB), 5–8248. Minority Chief of Staff.—Bill O’Conner (1305 LHOB), 5–0029. Chief Counsel / Deputy Chief of Staff.—Kevin Kramp. Legislative Assistants: Lindsey Correa, Mike Dunlap. Deputy Chief Counsel.—Stephanie Myers. Associate Counsel.—Brian Knipling. Communications Director.—Alise Kowalski. Office Manager.—Scott Martin. Senior Professional Staff: Bryan Dierlam, John Goldberg, Pam Miller, Pelham Straughn, Pete Thomson. Professional Staff: Josh Maxwell, Rita Neznek, Matt Schertz. 390 Congressional Directory Appropriations H–218 The Capitol, phone 225–2771 http://www.house.gov/appropriations David R. Obey, of Wisconsin, Chair John P. Murtha, of Pennsylvania. Jerry Lewis, of California. Norman D. Dicks, of Washington. C.W. Bill Young, of Florida. Alan B. Mollohan, of West Virginia. Ralph Regula, of Ohio. Marcy Kaptur, of Ohio. Harold Rogers, of Kentucky. Peter J. Visclosky, of Indiana. Frank R. Wolf, of Virginia. Nita M. Lowey, of New York. James T. Walsh, of New York. Jose´ E. Serrano, of New York. David L. Hobson, of Ohio. Rosa L. DeLauro, of Connecticut. Joe Knollenberg, of Michigan. James P. Moran, of Virginia. Jack Kingston, of Georgia. John W. Olver, of Massachusetts. Rodney P. Frelinghuysen, of New Jersey. Ed Pastor, of Arizona. Roger F. Wicker, of Mississippi. David E. Price, of North Carolina. Todd Tiahrt, of Kansas. Chet Edwards, of Texas. Zach Wamp, of Tennessee. Robert E. ‘‘Bud’’ Cramer, Jr., of Alabama. Tom Latham, of Iowa. Patrick J. Kennedy, of Rhode Island. Robert B. Aderholt, of Alabama. Maurice D. Hinchey, of New York. Jo Ann Emerson, of Missouri. Lucille Roybal-Allard, of California. Kay Granger, of Texas. Sam Farr, of California. John E. Peterson, of Pennsylvania. Jesse L. Jackson, Jr., of Illinois. Virgil H. Goode, Jr., of Virginia. Carolyn C. Kilpatrick, of Michigan. John T. Doolittle, of California. Allen Boyd, of Florida. Ray LaHood, of Illinois. Chaka Fattah, of Pennsylvania. Dave Weldon, of Florida. Steven R. Rothman, of New Jersey. Michael K. Simpson, of Idaho. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., of Georgia. John Abney Culberson, of Texas. Marion Berry, of Arkansas. Mark Steven Kirk, of Illinois. Barbara Lee, of California. Ander Crenshaw, of Florida. Tom Udall, of New Mexico. Dennis R. Rehberg, of Montana. Adam B. Schiff, of California. John R. Carter, of Texas. Michael M. Honda, of California. Rodney Alexander, of Louisiana. Betty McCollum, of Minnesota. Steve Israel, of New York. Tim Ryan, of Ohio. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, of Maryland. Ben Chandler, of Kentucky. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, of Florida. Ciro D. Rodriguez, of Texas. SUBCOMMITTEES [The chairman and ranking minority member are ex officio (voting) members of all subcommittees on which they do not serve.] Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Rosa L. DeLauro, of Connecticut, Chair Maurice D. Hinchey, of New York. Jack Kingston, of Georgia. Sam Farr, of California. Tom Latham, of Iowa. Allen Boyd, of Florida. Jo Ann Emerson, of
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