Ranking Member of the House Ag Committee Frank Lucas, R-Okla., wants Chairman Collin Peterson, D-Minn., to assert the committee's jurisdiction on the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009. In a letter to Peterson Lucas notes none of the producer witnesses at last week's food safety hearing supported the current legislation. Along with asserting the ag committee's jurisdiction over the bill, Lucas asks Peterson to hold hearings on the impact of the measure on farmers and ranchers and proposals on ways to improve it. He also proposes holding a mark-up of the legislation in the ag committee.
Lucas says the ag committee has the expertise to fairly and thoughtfully consider the benefits and costs of the Food Safety Enhancement Act. He says it's imperative that the committee work in a transparent and bipartisan manner to represent American agriculture's interests.
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