P. Scott Shearer, Vice President

March 5, 2012

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Farm Bill Field Hearings Announced

 

The House Agriculture Committee announced a series of farm bill field hearings that will allow committee members to hear, first hand, how the current farm bill is working and what issues and recommendations need to be considered when writing the 2012 farm bill.  Congressman Frank Lucas (R-OK), chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, in announcing the hearings, said, “Field hearings represent one of the best parts of writing the farm bill because it gives us a chance to see the countryside and visit with folks who are directly impacted by our policy decisions in Washington.”  The four hearings schedule is:

  • March 9 – North Country Community College, Saranac Lake, NY

  • March 23 – Carl Sandburg College, Galesburg, IL

  • March 20 – Arkansas State University, State University, AR

  • April 20 – Magouirk Conference Center, Dodge City, KS

About the Author(s)

P. Scott Shearer

Vice President, Bockorny Group, Inc.

Scott Shearer is vice president of the Bockorny Group Inc., a leading bipartisan government affairs consulting firm in Washington, D.C. With more than 30 years experience in government and corporate relations in state and national arenas, he is recognized as a leader in agricultural trade issues, having served as co-chairman of the Agricultural Coalition for U.S.-China Trade and co-chairman of the Agricultural Coalition for Trade Promotion Authority. Scott was instrumental in the passage of China Permanent Normal Trade Relations and TPA. He is past chairman of the USDA-USTR Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Animals and Animal Products and was a member of the USAID Food Security Advisory Committee. Prior to joining the Bockorny Group, Scott served as director of national relations for Farmland Industries Inc., as well as USDA’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional Affairs (1993-96), serving as liaison for the Secretary of Agriculture and the USDA to Congress.

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