New faces show up on the two agriculture committees of the 114th Congress and new leadership takes over in both the House and Senate Agriculture Committees, reports Southwest Farm Press.
Republicans remain in charge of the House and has had nine committees with new leadership, including Michael Conaway of Texas, the new chairman of the House Agriculture Committee. Conaway won the job after sitting House Ag Committee Chairman Frank Lucas of Oklahoma stepped down as chairman.
I am pleased to announce the men and women who will be leading the House Committee on Agriculture Subcommittees during the 114th Congress. These individuals will play a leading role in developing policies on an array of issues that are important to all Americans. A fellow West Texan, Representative Randy Neugebauer (Tex.-19), will serve as vice chairman of the Committee. We have worked together for years and I will benefit from his counsel as I continue to work for both West Texas and the nation, Conaway said.
In the Senate Agriculture Committee, there have been a number of changes with the balance of power moving from the Democrats to the Republicans. Republican Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas becomes the new chairman, replacing Democrat Chairman Debbie Stabenow of Minnesota, who now becomes the ranking minority member.