shimkus: my thanks to chairman conaway to the recent w.t.o. ruling. since 2009, canada and mexico argued that our labeling policy distorts trade across our borders and increases cost of meat and poultry. we had hoped from a favorable ruling but the rulings and appeals have been against us. it is time to address the problems proposed by cool. if not addressed, canada and mexico have threatened $3.6 billion in trade retaliation. this would be a major plow. not just livestock producers that would feel the pain. threatening reinstallation would impact the corn growers in my district, one of the most productive in the nation and candy makers like hershey and march mars. i thank chairman conaway and his prompt response to the w.t.o.'s ruling. end the years of uncertainty

conaway, our chairman was a sponsor of this bill. and what the bill did in 2005 was replace mandatory country of origin labelling with a voluntary country of origin labeling. and i think -- i don't know how the baby got thrown out with the bath water here. but if mr. mcgovern said he was looking for a compromise. and i've been looking for a compromise too. i think if we had a voluntary program to replace the mandatory program, it would certainly satisfy the constraints of the world trade organization. and i find it a little bit ironic that we're sitting here in congress trying to make our laws compliant with another country's laws. but if that's the goal, then i think the 2005 bill would do that. and so what i've done is to offer that bill. and again, i want to list speaker boehner, chairman conaway, chairman sessions, mrs. fox, who is not here, and mr.

conaway, seek recognition? mr. conaway: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on bill h.r. 2393. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. does the gentleman seek recognition? for what purpose does the gentleman seek recognition? mr. conaway: -- the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman seek to call up the bill? mr. conaway: yes. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 94, h.r. 2393, a bill to repeal country of origin labeling requirements with respect to beef, pork, and chicken and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 303, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on agriculture printed in the bill is adopted and the bill as amended is considered as read. the gentleman from texas, mr. conaway and the gentleman from minnesota, mr. peterson l. each control 30 minutes. -- peterson, wil

conaway: mr.speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 2088. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 2088 a bill to amend the united states grain standards act to improve inspection services performed at export elevators at export port locations, to reauthorize certain authorities of the secretary of agriculture under such act, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule -- does the gentleman mean to call up the bill as amended? mr. conaway: yes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from texas mr. conaway, and the gentleman from minnesota, mr. walz, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. conaway: thank you, mr. speaker. and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. conaway: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and i

conaway, our chairman was a sponsor of this bill. and what the bill did in 2005 was replace mandatory country of origin labelling with a voluntary country of origin labeling. and i think -- i don't know how the baby got thrown out with the bath water here. but if mr. mcgovern said he was looking for a compromise. and i've been looking for a compromise too. and finger we had a voluntary program to replace the mandatory program, it would certainly satisfy the constraints of the world trade organization. and i find it a little bit ironic that we're sitting here in congress trying to make our laws compliant with another country's laws. but if that's the goal, then i think the 2005 bill would do that. and so what i've done is to offer that bill. and again i want to list speaker boehner chairman conaway, chairman sessions mrs. fox, who is not here, and mr. mchenry were sponsors of this bill. i want to offer this in the nature of a substitute. there was one thing i had to change. we weren't going to repeal it for chicken. and for some reaso

chairman conaway, we welcome you. if you have anything in writing, we would want you to lead that -- want you to leave that so we can include that in the record. the agricultural committee is recognized. >> there, mr. chairman, ranking member, members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify regarding the rural governing debate over hr 2393 of 2015. the country of origin labeling was first enacted by the meat products -- for meat products as part of the 2002 farm bill. implementation of the bill was delayed until 2008. less than five months after telephone rule was published mexico challenged the rule arguing it had a trade distorting impact by reducing the value and number of cattle and hogs shipped to the united states. the process has since progressed through dispute settlement panel phase at a u.s. appeal to the appellate body. and the wto found that the way regulations were implemented violated wto by discriminating against imported livestock. the united states was given until may of 2013 to bri

conaway, for five minutes. mr. conaway: thank you, mr. speaker. . as a member of that team i'm especially excited to gather with my teammates this weekend to look back over the 50 years. they say everything is bigger in texas and high school football is no different. when our team earned the title on that winter day it was the most storied football dynasties in texas. we were led by gene mayfield who was as tough as hi reputation suggests. he was known for his motivational skills and he could motivate. coach mayfield and the coaching state did not inherit a state championship caliber team that year. rather through his influence and direction, he molded something. his emphasis on preparation competition and expectation to win drove our team to demand more of each other. we suffered during his tough workouts. you could see our team challenging each other with bicycle races wrestling matches or any various events that would hone our competitive spirit and build a drive to win at a spirit to never quit. unbeknownst to us as kids, the coach that coach ma

. -- conaway. mr. conaway: i thank the chairman in bringing us the underlying legislation. everyone in the room knows farmers and ranchers are the most productive and meet rapidly growing and ever changing demands here at home and reach stretches well beyond the shores of america. exports account for one-third of total u.s. farm income. in the case of commodities like cotton tree nuts, rice and wheat, over one half is exported. in 2014, u.s. agricultural exports set a record, highlighting the growing demand for quality food and fiber around the world. in a recent hearing, the united states exported as much beef pork and poultry with the 20 countries as they did to the other 170-plus nations in the world. beyond the other benefits trade supports almost one million -- american jobs like food processing and transportation. as a result, it's crucial not only to american agriculture but to the u.s. economy as a whole to maintain and increase access to the 7 billion consumers. to obtain that access it's imperative we work to reduce and eliminate barriers to trade so farmers and r

chairman conaway, we welcome you.ou have anything in writing we would want you to lead that so we can crude that in the record. tandja from texas the agricultural committee is recognized. >> there, mr. chairman, ranking member members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify regarding the rural governing debate over hr 2393 of 2015. the country of origin labeling was first enacted by the meat products -- for meat products as part of the 2002 farm bill. implementation of the bill was delayed until 2008. less than five months after telephone rule was published, mexico challenged the rule arguing it had a trade distorting impact by reducing the value and number of cattle and hogs shipped to the united states. the process has since progressed through dispute settlement panel phase at a u.s. appeal to the appellate body. and the wto found that the way regulations were implemented violated wto by discriminating against imported livestock. the united states was given until may of 2013 to bring its cool regu

conaway: i thank the chairman in bringing us the underlying legislation. everyone in the room knows farmers and ranchers are the most productive and meet rapidly growing and ever changing demands here at home and reach stretches well beyond the shores of america. exports account for one-third of total u.s. farm income. in the case of commodities like cotton tree nuts, rice and wheat, over one half is exported. in 2014, u.s. agricultural exports set a record, highlighting the growing demand for quality food and fiber around the world. in a recent hearing, the united states exported as much beef pork and poultry with the 20 countries as they did to the other 170-plus nations in the world. beyond the other benefits trade supports almost one million -- american jobs like food processing and transportation. as a result, it's crucial not only to american agriculture but to the u.s. economy as a whole to maintain and increase access to the 7 billion consumers. to obtain that access it's imperative we work to reduce and eliminate barriers to trade so farmers and r

conaway: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to rise in support of h.r. 2289, the commodity end-user relief act. i want to start by thanking chairman sessions and the entire rules committee for their work. yesterday's hearing was spirited but fair and they produced a rule that reflects the tremendous work the ag committee has put on this issue. over the past few years the ag committee has heard from dozens of witnesses at over 10 hearings. these witnesses, many of which are market participants, struggling to comply with the needly burdensome rules and rules of the underlying statute has been consistent if their call to action. to address their concerns, h.r. 2289 makes targeted reforms. customer protection, commission reforms and end user relief. title 1 of the bill protects customers and margin funds they deposit by codifying critical changes made in the wake of the collapse of the bankruptcy of m.f. global and paragon falcon. and title 2 improves the agency's deliberative process. in doing so it also requires the commis

conaway of texas. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman rise? >> i ask that my name be removed as co-sponsor of h.r. 2383. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the house will be in order. the house will be in order. the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from north dakota seek recognition? without objection the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> big things are happening in matura, north dakota. the show known as the greatest show in the west is celebrating 50 years of entertaining and inspiring visitors while paying tribute to american values of family patriotism and faith in god and thoveg legacies of theodore roosevelt and harold schafer. madoro serveses a the gateway to theodore roosevelt national park who ranched the badlands of dakota territory before going back east refreshed and restored to accomplish big things. mr. cramer: tonight i'm grateful god gave us the badlands and theodore roosevelt and that he gave a dream to har

with that said, to guide us through the rest of our luncheon today we're joined by kellyanne conaway a name that everyone probably recognizes. she's the president of the polling company and woman trend. she's one the most quoted pollsters on the scene and her company -- she provides commentary over 1200 shows including abc, nbc pbs cnn cnbc msnbc hbo comedy central, mtv and fox news. some of y'all may all recognize one of those outlets in this room. but nonetheless, she is -- she is prolific, to say the least. kellyanne has worked for the late congressman jack kemp former vice president dan quayle former senator senator fred thompson, governor mike pence, congressman steve king. senior advisor and pollster to neat gingrich in his 2012 presidential campaign. so i ask you would you please join me in welcoming to the stage kellyanneconway -- kellyanne conway. kellyanne: i'd like to thank you for coming this afternoon and on behalf of my prayers to the families in charleston. i hope it's some comfort to those families that their loved ones had died the way they lived, in the glory of chr

. -- conaway. mr. conaway: i thank the chairman in bringing us the underlying legislation. everyone in the room knows farmers and ranchers are the most productive and meet rapidly growing and ever changing demands here at home and reach stretches well beyond the shores of america. exports account for one-third of total u.s. farm income. in the case of commodities like cotton tree nuts, rice and wheat, over one half is exported. in 2014, u.s. agricultural exports set a record, highlighting the growing demand for quality food and fiber around the world. in a recent hearing, the united states exported as much beef pork and poultry with the 20 countries as they did to the other 170-plus nations in the world. beyond the other benefits trade supports almost one million -- american jobs like food processing and transportation. as a result, it's crucial not only to american agriculture but to the u.s. economy as a whole to maintain and increase access to the 7 billion consumers. to obtain that access it's imperative we work to reduce and eliminate barriers to trade so farmers and r

florida, wilson of south carolina, lobiondo, bishop of utah turner, kline, rogers of alabama, shuster, conaway, witman, hunter wenstrup, ms. stefanik, mr. smith of washington, ms. loretta sanchez of california mrs. davis of california messrs. langevin, larsen of washington, cooper ms. bordallo, mr. courtney, ms. tsongas, messrs. garamendi, johnson of georgia, ms. speier, mr. castro of texas and ms. duckworth. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will announce the appointment of additional conferees at a subsequent time. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks. and include extraneous material on consideration of h.r. 2822. and that i may include tab lar material on the same. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. -- tabular material on the same. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. pursuant to house resolution 333 and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for the c

before i close, i'd like to thank chairman conaway both for his continued leadership on the agriculture committee and his efforts on this legislation. additionally i want to thank ranking member david scott for working with me on this issue over the last few months and i'd like to acknowledge congressman westmoreland's work on this as well. he was instrumental in advancing this issue. i urge my colleagues to join me in support of h.r. 2620 and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from georgia is recognized. mr. scott: thank you very much mr. speaker. i too have enjoyed working with my colleague from georgia, chairman of our ranking committee on commodities exchanges and energy. congressman austin scott. mr. speaker, our bill, h.r. 2620, will modernize the way in which cotton futures contracts are listed. and regulated under the 1916 cotton futures act. more specifically, as many of you know the main tool used in the marketplace for hedging contracten is the number two -- cotton is the number two contract