Agriculture
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July 17, 2017
As part of his 2017 Farm Bill Listening Tour, Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) will host August listening sessions in Broken Bow, Beatrice, and South Sioux City.
Issues:Agriculture
July 14, 2017
Our agriculture producers fuel our economy and feed the world, and it is our job to make sure markets are open to them. As a member of the Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over trade policy, I will keep emphasizing the importance of asserting U.S. leadership in the global marketplace.
Issues:AgricultureTradeWays & Means
June 27, 2017
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers released a proposal to repeal the Obama administration’s Waters of the U.S. rule, or WOTUS.
Issues:AgricultureRural Development
June 23, 2017
When U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer appeared before the Ways and Means Committee on May 22 to discuss President Trump’s trade agenda, I had the opportunity to ask him about a number of agriculture trade priorities.
Issues:AgricultureTradeWays & Means
June 22, 2017
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) questioned U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on agriculture trade priorities in today’s Ways and Means Committee hearing on President Trump’s trade agenda. Smith focused on China’s approval of U.S. biotechnology products, but he also stressed the importance of NAFTA as well as duty-free treatment of travel goods under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP).
Issues:AgricultureTradeWays & Means
June 12, 2017
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement today after the Trump administration finalized an agreement to restore trade access for U.S. beef to China for the first time since 2003.
Issues:AgricultureTradeWays & Means
May 22, 2017
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) spoke on the House floor today to commemorate 100 years of the Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation.
Issues:Agriculture
May 5, 2017
The first 100 days of any presidential administration are carefully analyzed as a barometer for future success. If the first 100 days of the Trump administration are any indication, there is much more shaking up the status quo to come.
Issues:AgricultureHealth Care
April 26, 2017
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement today in response to reports the Trump administration is considering an executive order to withdraw the U.S. from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Issues:AgricultureTradeWays & Means
April 24, 2017
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement today after the U.S. Senate voted to confirm former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.
Issues:Agriculture