New House Ag Committee Members

Peterson Announces Agriculture Committee Democrats WASHINGTON - U.S. House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin C. Peterson, D-Minn., announced the Democratic members who will serve on the Agriculture Committee during the 112th Congress. "The Agriculture Committee oversees a wide range of issues, including farm programs, nutrition programs, crop insurance, renewable energy, conservation, commodity markets and rural development. These members bring a great deal of expertise and a commitment to addressing the challenges of those who live, work and raise their families in rural America. I look forward to working with them, along with the new majority, in this Congress," Peterson said. The Democratic Caucus named 20 Democrats, including 13 returning members and seven new members, to the House Agriculture Committee. The Democrats on the House Agriculture Committee: .Ranking Member Collin C. Peterson, Minnesota .Tim Holden, Pennsylvania .Mike McIntyre, North Carolina .Leonard Boswell, Iowa .Joe Baca, California .Dennis Cardoza, California .David Scott, Georgia .Henry Cuellar, Texas .Jim Costa, California .Timothy J. Walz, Minnesota .Kurt Schrader, Oregon .Larry Kissell, North Carolina .Bill Owens, New York .Chellie Pingree, Maine .Joe Courtney, Connecticut .Peter Welch, Vermont .Marcia L. Fudge, Ohio .Gregorio Sablan, Northern Mariana Islands .Terri A. Sewell, Alabama .James McGovern, Massachusetts ### The U.S. House Committee on Agriculture web site http://agriculture.house.gov has additional information on this and other subjects.