AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD

AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED

AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2009

HEARINGS
BEFORE A

SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION
SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND
DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES
ROSA L. DELAURO, Connecticut, Chairwoman
MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York
SAM FARR, California
ALLEN BOYD, Florida
SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR., Georgia
MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio
JESSE L. JACKSON, JR., Illinois
STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey

JACK KINGSTON, Georgia

TOM LATHAM, Iowa
JO ANN EMERSON, Missouri
RAY LAHOOD, Illinois
RODNEY ALEXANDER, Louisiana

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Minority Member of the Full Committee, are authorized to sit as Members of all Subcommittees.

MARTHA FOLEY, LESLIE BARRACK, JASON WELLER, and MATT SMITH,

Staff Assistants

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COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION
SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND
DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES
ROSA L. DELAURO, Connecticut, Chairwoman
MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York
SAM FARR, California
ALLEN BOYD, Florida
SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR., Georgia
MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio
JESSE L. JACKSON, JR., Illinois
STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey

JACK KINGSTON, Georgia

TOM LATHAM, Iowa
JO ANN EMERSON, Missouri
RAY LAHOOD, Illinois
RODNEY ALEXANDER, Louisiana

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Minority Member of the Full Committee, are authorized to sit as Members of all Subcommittees.

MARTHA FOLEY, LESLIE BARRACK, JASON WELLER, and MATT SMITH,

Staff Assistants

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DAVID R. OBEY, Wisconsin, Chairman
JOHN P. MURTHA, Pennsylvania
NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington
ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia
MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio
PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana
NITA M. LOWEY, New York
E. SERRANO, New York
JOSE
ROSA L. DELAURO, Connecticut
JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia
JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts
ED PASTOR, Arizona
DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina
CHET EDWARDS, Texas
ROBERT E. BUD CRAMER, JR., Alabama
PATRICK J. KENNEDY, Rhode Island
MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York
LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California
SAM FARR, California
JESSE L. JACKSON, JR., Illinois
CAROLYN C. KILPATRICK, Michigan
ALLEN BOYD, Florida
CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania
STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey
SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR., Georgia
MARION BERRY, Arkansas
BARBARA LEE, California
TOM UDALL, New Mexico
ADAM SCHIFF, California
MICHAEL HONDA, California
BETTY MCCOLLUM, Minnesota
STEVE ISRAEL, New York
TIM RYAN, Ohio
C.A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER, Maryland
BEN CHANDLER, Kentucky
DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Florida
CIRO RODRIGUEZ, Texas

JERRY LEWIS, California

C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida
RALPH REGULA, Ohio
HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky
FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia
JAMES T. WALSH, New York
DAVID L. HOBSON, Ohio
JOE KNOLLENBERG, Michigan
JACK KINGSTON, Georgia
RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New Jersey
TODD TIAHRT, Kansas
ZACH WAMP, Tennessee
TOM LATHAM, Iowa
ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama
JO ANN EMERSON, Missouri
KAY GRANGER, Texas
JOHN E. PETERSON, Pennsylvania
VIRGIL H. GOODE, JR., Virginia
RAY LAHOOD, Illinois
DAVE WELDON, Florida
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas
MARK STEVEN KIRK, Illinois
ANDER CRENSHAW, Florida
DENNIS R. REHBERG, Montana
JOHN R. CARTER, Texas
RODNEY ALEXANDER, Louisiana
KEN CALVERT, California
JO BONNER, Alabama

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Astro, Terry ..............................................................................................................
Bajura, Richard ........................................................................................................
Baker, Zach ..............................................................................................................
Barnett, J.A ..............................................................................................................
Becker, Jeanne .........................................................................................................
Belle, S.M .................................................................................................................
Bilski, Nanine ..........................................................................................................
Blankman, James ....................................................................................................
Brady, Mark .............................................................................................................
Bye, Dr. Raymond, Jr ..............................................................................................
Calala, Robert ..........................................................................................................
Carlberg, J.M ...........................................................................................................
Cline, K.E .................................................................................................................
Collins, C.M ..............................................................................................................
Connors, Corey .........................................................................................................
Crittenden, L.B ........................................................................................................
DAntonio, J.R. Jr ....................................................................................................
Day, L.R ....................................................................................................................
Deberry Drue ...........................................................................................................
Dewey, Bill ...............................................................................................................
Dexter, Jennifer .......................................................................................................
Douce, Dr. G.K .........................................................................................................
Dowd, Wayne ...........................................................................................................
Eaves, Joseph ...........................................................................................................
Etka, Steven .............................................................................................................
Farrell, Jay ...............................................................................................................
Fery, Dr. Richard .....................................................................................................
Gambutti, Phillip .....................................................................................................
Gangloff, Deborah ....................................................................................................
Gassen, Matt ............................................................................................................
Glasener, Karl ..........................................................................................................
Goergen, Michael .....................................................................................................
Graves, H.R. Jr ........................................................................................................
Greenberger, Phyllis ................................................................................................
Harrison, Curtis .......................................................................................................
Haun, W.G ................................................................................................................
Hauter, Wenonah .....................................................................................................
Hawkinson, Deb .......................................................................................................
Hazen, Paul ..............................................................................................................
Herns, Deniel ...........................................................................................................
Hoefner, Ferd ...........................................................................................................
Hutchins, Michael ....................................................................................................
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Johnson, Burdell ......................................................................................................
Jones, R.L. (Shorty) .................................................................................................
Kovarovics, Scott ......................................................................................................
Langley, Reece .........................................................................................................
Lipson, Mark ............................................................................................................
Liss, Cathy ...............................................................................................................
Litterer, Ron .............................................................................................................
Lowrance, Dan .........................................................................................................
Lu, Dr. Renfu ...........................................................................................................
Lupton, J.R ...............................................................................................................
Mathis, George .........................................................................................................
McClung, C.R ...........................................................................................................
McCormick, W.B., Jr ...............................................................................................
McFeeters, Dr. Roger ...............................................................................................
Miller, M.M ..............................................................................................................
Moorhead, Dr. David ...............................................................................................
Murrell, K.D .............................................................................................................
Palazzo, R.E .............................................................................................................
Partin, Nick ..............................................................................................................
Polikoff, Stuart .........................................................................................................
Poulton, Dr. Mary ....................................................................................................
Regelbrugge, Craig ..................................................................................................
Rhodes, E.W .............................................................................................................
Sadof, Dr. C.S ...........................................................................................................
Schmale, Lin ............................................................................................................
Schneider, Ed ...........................................................................................................
Sherk, S.C ................................................................................................................
Silver, Howard .........................................................................................................
Simon, Dr. Philip .....................................................................................................
Stine, Donna .............................................................................................................
Struffenegger, Peter ................................................................................................
Taylor, W.E ..............................................................................................................
Tenny, Dave .............................................................................................................
Thames, Dr. S.F .......................................................................................................
Thomas, J.W .............................................................................................................
Timmons, M.B ..........................................................................................................
Trandahl, Jeff ...........................................................................................................
Tyree, Randy ............................................................................................................
Underwood, Don ......................................................................................................
Wagester, T.J ...........................................................................................................
Walker, A.E ..............................................................................................................
West, M.W ................................................................................................................
Williams, Nat ...........................................................................................................
Windle, P.N ..............................................................................................................
Winkler, Anita .........................................................................................................
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America the Beautiful Fund ...................................................................................
Alliance for Community Trees ................................................................................
American Commodity Distribution Association ....................................................
American Farm Bureau Federation .......................................................................
American Forest Foundation ..................................................................................
American Forest and Paper Association ..................................................................
American Forests .....................................................................................................
American Honey Producers Association ................................................................
American Indian Higher Education Consortium ..................................................
American Lamb Council ..........................................................................................
American Nursery and Landscape Association .......................................................
American Sheep Industry Association ...................................................................
American Society for Agronomy .............................................................................
American Society for Microbiology .........................................................................
American Society for Nutrition ...............................................................................
American Society for Plant Biologists ....................................................................
American Wool Council ...........................................................................................
Animal Welfare Institute ........................................................................................
Association of Veterinary Biologics ........................................................................
Coalition on Funding Agricultural Research Missions .........................................
Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum ......................................................
Colorado River Board of California ........................................................................
Commodity Supplemental Food Program ..............................................................
Consortium of Social Science Associations ............................................................
Crittenden, Lyman B. ..............................................................................................
The Council on Food, Agriculture & Resource Economics ...................................
Crop Science Society of America ............................................................................
Easter Seals .............................................................................................................
Federal Managers Association ................................................................................
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology ................................
The Florida State University ..................................................................................
Friends of Agricultural Research-Beltsville ..........................................................
Food and Water Watch ............................................................................................
The Hardwood Federation ......................................................................................
The Humane Society of the United States ............................................................
Izaak Walton League of America ...........................................................................
Michigan United Conservation Clubs ....................................................................
Miller, Marcie M. .....................................................................................................
National Association of State Energy Officials .....................................................
The National Association of State Foresters .........................................................
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National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges ................

National Congress of American Indians ................................................................
National Cooperative Business Association ...........................................................
National Corn Growers Association .......................................................................
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives .............................................................
National Drinking Water Clearinghouse Programs for Small and Rural Communities ................................................................................................................
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation .................................................................
National Organic Coalition .....................................................................................
National Plant Board ..............................................................................................
National Potato Council ..........................................................................................
National Telecommunications Cooperative Association .......................................
National Watershed Coalition ................................................................................
The Nature Conservancy ........................................................................................
New Mexico Intersate Stream Coalition ................................................................
The Ohio State University ......................................................................................
Oklahoma Conservation Commission ....................................................................
Oregon Water Resources Congress .........................................................................
Organic Farming Resources Foundation ...............................................................
Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies ...............................................................................................
Penobscot River Restoration Fund .........................................................................
Pickle Packers International Inc ............................................................................
Purdue University ...................................................................................................
Red River Valley Association ..................................................................................
Regional Aquaculture Centers ................................................................................
Society of American Florists......................................................................................
Society of American Foresters ................................................................................
Society for Womens Health Research ....................................................................
Soil Science Society of America ..............................................................................
State Association of Kansas Watersheds ...............................................................
Sustainable Agriculture Coalition ..........................................................................
Union of Concerned Scientists ................................................................................
United States Telecom Association ........................................................................
University of Georgia ..............................................................................................
University of Southern Mississippi ........................................................................
USA Rice ..................................................................................................................
The Wildlife Society .................................................................................................
Womens Health Research Coalition ......................................................................

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