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Thune Announces New Agriculture Subcommittee Assignments for 114th Congress

Press Release

Date: Jan. 28, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Agriculture and Food

U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today announced his subcommittee assignments on the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee for the 114th session of Congress (2015-2016). Thune will serve on the Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management, and Trade; the Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy; and the Subcommittee on Livestock, Marketing, and Agriculture Security.

"With passage of the 2014 Farm Bill behind us, I look forward to continued oversight of USDA's implementation process, especially over Commodity Title programs and crop insurance," said Thune. "My subcommittee assignments will help me better represent South Dakota's crop and livestock producers and enable me to more actively support rural development in our state."


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