Mike Conaway

Type: Person

Name: Mike Conaway

Title: Congressman - Texas (USA)

Date of Birth: 11/06/1948

Place of Birth: Borger, Texas

Nationality: United States

Fact Sheet: Biography for Mike Conaway

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 reports

FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency

Drills paid off on night of tornado

At times, the practice drills conducted in the county’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) might involve a lot of light-hearted joking.“It can get a little silly sometimes,” said Sheriff Roger Deeds.But the regular practice drills that are required by ... [Published Hood County News - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Tornado, FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency, Nuclear Power Plant, Mike Conaway

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Bob Goodlatte

USA - Organic meat

The organic food industry is likely to get a checkoff in the next farm bill.In a major victory for the organic food industry, the House Agriculture Committee approved a bill to allow the Agriculture Department to develop a process to establish an organic ... [Published Meat Trade News Daily - May 23 2013]

Entities: Organic, Mike Conaway, Agriculture, Frank Lucas, Bob Goodlatte

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Boy Scouts of America

Conaway: From Cub Scout to Congressman

U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway will be honored with the Good Scout Award at the 2013 Good Scout Award Banquet Tuesday at the MCM Grande FunDome."As a former Scout, it's always flattering to be recognized by an organization I have such high regard for," Conaway ... [Published Individual.com - May 22 2013]

Entities: Mike Conaway, Todd Bennett, instillation, Boy Scouts of America, Leadership

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Randy Neugebauer

House Committee (Including Several Texas Reps) Votes to Cut SNAP Benefits for 2 Million Families

This month, the House Agriculture Committee approved a farm bill that would cut $20 billion from SNAP benefits (also known as food stamps). If enacted, the cuts would result in 2 million families losing their assistance, and over 200,000 children ... [Published Burnt Orange Report - May 22 2013]

Entities: Pete Gallego, Agriculture, Randy Neugebauer, Mike Conaway, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Tom Vilsack

Vilsack announces change beginning in 2014 crop year

WASHINGTON — The organic food industry appears headed for better crop insurance and a check-off program to promote organic products.Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on May 14 announced that new crop insurance pricing options will be available to organic ... [Published Grand Forks Herald - May 21 2013]

Entities: Organic, Tom Vilsack, US Department of Agriculture, Frank Lucas

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Congress Argues Over Whether Bible Allows Giving Free Food to Poors

Good news for the 15% of Americans who make up the Poors: Our elected representatives have done a close reading of the Constitution the Bible and magnanimously decided that it’s OK to give a few food stamps to poor people so they don’t starve, ... [Published Wonkette - May 20 2013]

Entities: Stamp, Stephen Fincher, Nutrition, Mike Conaway, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Mike Conaway

CFTC Reauthorization Hearings Begin May 21 (5/16/13)

The House Agriculture Committee announced its initial hearing will be conducted May 21 regarding issues to be included in legislation reauthorizing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Okla., will chair the first full-committee ... [Published National Grain and Feed Association - May 20 2013]

Entities: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Agriculture, Mike Conaway, Frank Lucas

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

House committee approves farm bill

WASHINGTON — The House Agriculture Committee approved a $940 billion farm bill, a day after the Senate passed its version, setting the stage for Congress to finally begin work on a new five-year bill.The vote by the House committee last week was 36-10, ... [Published Times Argus - May 20 2013]

Entities: Jim McGovern, Frank Lucas (politician), Stephen Fincher, Nutrition, Mike Conaway

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Report: Texas missed more than $3 billion in federal food aid in 2011

The (TFBN) released a report last week estimating that only two-thirds of Texans who may be eligible for SNAP (aka food stamps) benefits received them in 2011, costing the state more than $3 Billion in unused federal aid. The report, entitled "SNAPshot: ... [Published Cleveland Advocate - May 19 2013]

Entities: Stamp, Mike Conaway, Pete Gallego, Randy Neugebauer

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

House Panel OKs $2.5B in Annual Cuts to Food Stamps After Debating Whether Jesus Would Approve

|2:00 pm(Photo:Twitter/Juan Vargas)Ex-Jesuit and Democrat from California, Rep. Juan Vargas argued against food stamp cuts in the House on Wednesday.After squaring off with biblical scriptures on whether or not Jesus would approve, politicians in the ... [Published Christian Post - May 18 2013]

Entities: Juan Vargas, Mike Conaway, Stamp

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Congressman views tornado damage

U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway, who represents District 11, was scheduled to view tornado damage at Rancho Brazos at approximately 12:30 p.m. Saturday. A staffer for the congressman said he had flown into D/FW after last votes were taken in Washington.Category: ... [Published Hood County News - May 18 2013]

Entities: Tornado, Mike Conaway, United States

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Health law: 37 times, it loses

WASHINGTON — If they’ve said it once, they’ve said it 37 times.Thursday marked the 37th time House Republicans said no to sweeping health care reform they call “Obamacare” by voting to repeal it.Texas Republicans enthusiastically took part in the 37th ... [Published Wichita Falls Times Record News - May 18 2013]

Entities: Mike Conaway, Randy Neugebauer, Obamacare, "Mac" Thornberry, Blake Farenthold

Quotes

"It's humbling," Conaway said. "growing up it influences and instills the way i conduct myself even all these years later. it's a meaningful part of growing up in odessa."

Conaway: From Cub Scout to Congressman [Published Individual.com - May 22 2013]

"I read this chapter of Matthew 25 to speak to me as an individual," said Conaway. "i don't read it to speak to the united states government. and so i would take a little bit of umbrage with you on that. clearly, you and i are charged that we do those kinds of things but [our government is not] charged with that" he added

House Panel OKs $2.5B in Annual Cuts to Food Stamps After Debating Whether Jesus Would Approve [Published Christian Post - May 18 2013]

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