Earl Pomeroy: “I just want to begin, Mr. Chairman, by thanking you for this hearing and commend this panel in particular.”

In May 2010, Senator Casey introduced S. 3157 under the title of Create Jobs and Save Benefits Act of 2010.

Mr. Speaker, the point of the farm bill at issue with this motion deals with a concept of public interest. Will private land adjacent to forest land be protected or will it be sold off and developed into very nice, very expensive private…

Mr. Speaker, the pride I want to express is, as being a member of the Agriculture Committee, which I also serve on, a day like today makes me especially proud of that membership because what is before us is a collaborative product, the…

For the last five sessions I have worked to try and clarify the rate of estate taxation in this country. I felt the right approach was ultimately to take the 2009 levels and make them permanent. The amendment that carries my name in this…