Shelley -- thanks for this information. Is the
meeting open to anyone and will listeners be allowed to sign up to make
comments? I checked with Iowa Environmental Council and they know nothing
about this. How is it being publicized?
CNBC carried a few hours of Farm Bill discussion last
night. Unfortunately, I tuned in late, but Patty Judge and Darrel McLaren
(former state senator appointed to FSA) were two of the people on the
program.
If you have more information, please post it to this
list.
Thanks,
Jane Clark
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 6:40
AM
Subject: Re: Farm Bill hearing this
Saturday
Jane-
Frank is
doing the production for the hearing and I will be attending with
him.
I spent some time with Richard Bender, Senator Harkin's DC staffer,
this week. Ann Venaman, Ag. Secretary is in Des Moines today.
My
understanding is that Mark Halverson, Harkin's main Ag. staffer
will be at
the hearing with him as well. Ellen Huntoon is splitting
her time between
committee work in DC and Iowa as "Rural Initiatives"
liaison. She would be a
very good person to meet with in Iowa.
She spent eight years heading up the
USDA-Rural Development office
during the Clinton administration.
Shelley