Agriculture
July 14, 2016
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement today after voting in favor of S. 764, a bipartisan GMO labeling compromise bill. This legislation preempts Vermont’s labeling law, which took effect on July 1.
Issues:Agriculture
June 17, 2016
While Nebraska farmers and ranchers dedicate themselves daily to producing high-quality food, ideologically-motivated activists are working to take meat off the menu in institutions across the country.
Issues:AgricultureDefense
June 16, 2016
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) offered an amendment today to H.R. 5293, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2017, to ensure meat remains a dietary option for U.S. troops by prohibiting the Department of Defense from excluding meat from its food service program manual.
Issues:AgricultureDefense
June 14, 2016
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) stressed the importance of biotechnology in today’s Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee hearing on U.S. agriculture trade.
Issues:AgricultureTradeWays & Means
June 9, 2016
Rejecting scientific advancements in agriculture may be in fashion, but this fad poses great dangers to the affordability and accessibility of food domestically and worldwide.
Issues:Agriculture
June 2, 2016
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) announced today Sallie Atkins of Halsey has joined his staff as Agriculture Director.
Issues:Agriculture
May 27, 2016
Much of our time in Congress is spent fighting overreach by the executive branch. In fact, a study just released by the Heritage Foundation found 20,642 new regulations have been added throughout the Obama presidency.
Issues:Agriculture
May 12, 2016
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) introduced H.R. 5213, the Fertilizer Access and Responsible Management (FARM) Act, today to repeal the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) interpretive memorandum which revoked the exemption for retail facilities from Process Safety Management (PSM) regulations for anhydrous ammonia.
Issues:Agriculture
April 8, 2016
The Obama administration just finalized its fiduciary rule, an overbearing regulation which would hinder access to financial advice for nearly seven million Americans and create new hardships for small business owners. Unfortunately, the fiduciary rule is only the tip of the regulatory iceberg.
Issues:AgricultureWays & Means
March 18, 2016
The tireless work of our farmers, ranchers, and value-added and support industries has made Nebraska’s Third District the number one agriculture district in the country.
Issues:AgricultureTradeWays & Means