Reps. Peterson, Conaway Mark 200th Anniversary of House Agriculture Committee
April 30, 2020
April 30, 2020
WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Reps. K. Michael Conaway, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Agriculture Committee, and Collin Peterson, D-Minnesota, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following statements on April 29 commemorating the 200th anniversary of the establishment of the committee:
On April 29, 1820, Congressman Lewis Williams of North Carolina introduced a resolution to the House to create a committee to oversee the nation's agricultural sector. . . .
On April 29, 1820, Congressman Lewis Williams of North Carolina introduced a resolution to the House to create a committee to oversee the nation's agricultural sector. . . .