Subcommittee on Nutrition and Food Assistance, Sustainable and Organic Agriculture, and General Legislation

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This Subcommittee oversees legislation on domestic & international nurtrition, food assistance, hunger prevention, farm viability, sustainable & organic food production, trading of futures, options & financial derivatives, and pesticides.

Background


Key Offices

The Subcommittee on Nutrition and Food Assistance, Sustainable and Organic Agriculture, and General Legislation is led by the following people
Patrick Leahy (D)
Chairman
Once a State County Attorney in Vermont, Leahy entered the U.S. Senate in 1974 for that state and has won re-election ever since. As the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, he's recently been critical of Attorney General Gonzales and Vice President Cheney
Norm Coleman (R)
Ranking Member
Prior to winning the Senate seat for Minnesota in 2002, Coleman served as Mayor of Saint Paul (1994-2002). He was a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. Once a student activist in the early 70's, he's now firmly in line with Republican beliefs.

Members of the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Food Assistance, Sustainable and Organic Agriculture, and General Legislation

Name Member Since
Sherrod Brown (D)
Bob Casey Jr. (D)
Thad Cochran (R)
Mike Crapo (R)
Amy Klobuchar (D)
Blanche Lincoln (D)
Dick Lugar (R)
Mitch McConnell (R)
Debbie Stabenow (D)

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