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Congressional Hearings

NRCS has presented testimony at the following hearings. These testimonies require Adobe Acrobat.

Date Hearing Description Testimony
October 27, 2009 Water Data Management Testimony of Dr. Michael Strobel, Director, NRCS National Water & Climate Center, Portland, Oregon, before the House Water and Power Subcommittee of the Natural Resources Committee Testimony of NRCS NWCC Director (30 KB)
October 7, 2009 Farm Bill Implementation Review Testimony of USDA Chief Dave White before the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy & Research Chief's Testimony (83 KB)
July 30, 2009 Watershed Restoration Projects Testimony of USDA Chief Dave White before the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy & Research Chief's Testimony (13 KB)
June 3, 2009 FY 2010 Budget — Water Resources Testimony of USDA Chief Dave White before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Chief's Testimony (213 KB)
May 5, 2009 Climate Service Testimony of Dr. Michael Strobel, Director, NRCS National Water & Climate Center, Portland, Oregon, before the House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Energy & Environment Testimony of NRCS NWCC Director  (27 KB)
March 25, 2009 Administration of Conservation Programs Joint Testimony of Robert Stephenson, Acting Deputy Administrator for Field Operations, Farm Service Agency, and Dave White, NRCS Chief, before the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, & Research Joint Testimony    (42 KB)
September 24, 2008 Hurricane and Midwest Flood Recovery Hearing Testimony of Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Chuck Connor Deputy Secretary's Testimony (46 KB)
September 24, 2008 Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) Hearing Testimony of NRE Under Secretary Mark Rey Under Secretary's Testimony (40 KB)
April 16, 2008 Clean Water Restoration Act Testimony of Chief Arlen Lancaster before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chief's Testimony (20 KB)
April 3, 2008 FY 2009 Budget Testimony of NRE Under Secretary Mark Rey before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food & Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Under Secretary's Testimony (31 KB)
April 3, 2008 FY 2009 Budget Testimony of Chief Arlen Lancaster before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Chief's Testimony (88 KB)
January 23, 2008 Water Quality in the Great Lakes Testimony of Christina Muedeking, Regional Assistant Chief, Central, before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Regional Assistant Chief's Testimony (29 KB)
September 6, 2007 Impact of Animal Feeding Operations on Water Quality Written testimony of USDA Chief Arlen Lancaster presented before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Chief's Testimony (42 KB)
April 19, 2007 Water Quality Testimony of Richard Coombe, Regional Assistant Chief, East, before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Regional Assistant Chief's Testimony (40 KB)
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 FY 2008 Budget Testimony of NRE Under Secretary Mark Rey before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food & Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Under Secretary's Testimony (34 KB)
March 6, 2007 FY 2008 Budget Testimony of USDA Chief Arlen Lancaster before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food & Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Chief's Testimony (61 KB)
February 14, 2007 FY 2008 Budget — Water Resources Testimony of USDA Chief Arlen Lancaster before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Chief's Testimony (25 KB)
January 17, 2007 Working Lands Conservation Testimony of USDA Chief Arlen Lancaster before the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Chief's Testimony (438 KB)
July 27, 2006 Farm Bill Conservation Programs Testimony of USDA Under Secretary Mark Rey before the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research Under Secretary's Testimony (433 KB)
July 27, 2006 Technical Service Providers Testimony of Sara Braasch, Regional Assistant Chief, West, before the Senate Subcommittee on Forestry, Conservation and Rural Revitalization Regional Assistant Chief's Testimony (22KB)
June 7, 2006 Farm Bill Conservation Programs Testimony of USDA Chief Bruce Knight before the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Chief's Testimony (430 KB)
April 19, 2006 Drought in New Mexico & Western States Testimony of USDA Chief Bruce Knight before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chief's Testimony (393 KB)
March 30, 2006 FY 2007 Budget Testimony of NRE Under Secretary Mark Rey before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies  Under Secretary's Testimony (29 KB)
March 29, 2006 FY 2007 Budget Testimony of NRE  Under Secretary Mark Rey before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food & Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Under Secretary's Testimony (29 KB)
March 29, 2006 FY 2007 Budget Testimony of USDA Chief Bruce Knight before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food & Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Chief's Testimony (51 KB)
March 1, 2006 FY 2007 Budget — Water Resources Testimony of USDA Chief Bruce Knight before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment Chief's Testimony (173 KB)
December 6, 2005 Watershed Program Testimony of USDA Chief Bruce Knight before the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research Chief's Testimony    (208 KB)
July 26, 2005 Incentives for Wildlife Habitat Conservation Testimony of USDA Chief Bruce Knight before the Senate Subcommittee on Forestry, Conservation, and Rural Revitalization  Chief's Testimony  (31 KB)
July 13, 2005 Endangered Species Act Testimony of Sara Braasch, Regional Assistant Chief, West, before the Senate Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water Regional Assistant Chief's Testimony (22 KB)
April 13, 2005 Budget Request for FY 2006 and Program Proposals for NRCS Testimony of NRE Under Secretary Mark Rey before the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee Under Secretary's Testimony (16 KB)
April 13, 2005 Budget Request for FY 2006 Testimony of USDA Chief Bruce Knight before the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee Chief's Testimony (46 KB)
April 6, 2005 Budget Request for FY 2006 and Program Proposals for NRCS Testimony of NRE Under Secretary Mark Rey before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Under Secretary's Testimony (17 KB)
April 6, 2005 Budget Request for FY 2006 Testimony of USDA Chief Bruce Knight before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Chief's Testimony (46 KB)
March 10, 2005 Budget and Priorities for FY 2006 Testimony of USDA Chief Bruce Knight before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment Chief's Testimony  (17 KB)