Mississippi River Basin-Related Congressional Hearings for the Week and Beyond - Including Farm Bill Hearing Schedule Updates

There is only one U.S. Congressional hearing scheduled this week of particular relevance to Mississippi River Basin water resource issues.  That is:

•  House Natural Resources Water and Power Subcommittee hearing on "regulatory impediments" to construction of the dams and reservoirs.  10 AM, Tuesday, February 7; Room 1324 House Longworth Office Building.

Looking beyond this week, on the hearing schedule, here are the currently-scheduled, upcoming Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Farm Bill Hearings (note the schedule change of the Conservation hearing):

• Wednesday, February 15: Energy and Economic Growth for Rural America
• Wednesday, February 28: Strengthening Conservation through the 2012 Farm Bill (note that this is a date change from the originally-announced February 29 date)
• Wednesday, March 14: Healthy Food Initiatives, Local Production and Nutrition
• Wednesday, March 21: Risk Management and Commodities in the 2012 Farm Bill