[Senate Hearing 111-1022]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
S. Hrg. 111-1022
HEARING TO CONSIDER THE NOMINATIONS OF ELISABETH HAGEN, M.D., CATHERINE
E. WOTEKI, SARA LOUISE FAIVRE-DAVIS, LOWELL LEE JUNKINS, AND MYLES J.
WATTS, FOR RESPECTIVE POSITIONS WITH THE USDA AND FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL
MORTGAGE CORPORATION
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HEARING
before the
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE,
NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY
UNITED STATES SENATE
ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION
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MAY 27, 2010
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COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY
BLANCHE L. LINCOLN, Arkansas, Chairman
PATRICK J. LEAHY, Vermont SAXBY CHAMBLISS, Georgia
TOM HARKIN, Iowa RICHARD G. LUGAR, Indiana
KENT CONRAD, North Dakota THAD COCHRAN, Mississippi
MAX BAUCUS, Montana MITCH MCCONNELL, Kentucky
DEBBIE STABENOW, Michigan PAT ROBERTS, Kansas
E. BENJAMIN NELSON, Nebraska MIKE JOHANNS, Nebraska
SHERROD BROWN, Ohio CHARLES GRASSLEY, Iowa
ROBERT CASEY, Jr., Pennsylvania JOHN THUNE, South Dakota
AMY KLOBUCHAR, Minnesota JOHN CORNYN, Texas
MICHAEL BENNET, Colorado
KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND, New York
Robert Holifield, Majority Staff Director
Jessica L. Williams, Chief Clerk
Martha Scott Poindexter, Minority Staff Director
Anne C. Hazlett, Minority Chief Counsel
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C O N T E N T S
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Hearing(s):
Hearing to Consider the Nominations of Elisabeth Hagen, M.D.,
Catherine E. Woteki, Sara Louise Faivre-Davis, Lowell Lee
Junkins, and Myles J. Watts, for Respective Positions with the
USDA and Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation............. 1
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Thursday, May 27, 2010
STATEMENTS PRESENTED BY SENATORS
Lincoln, Hon. Blanche L., U.S. Senator from the State of
Arkansas, Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry....................................................... 1
Casey, Hon. Robert P., Jr., U.S. Senator from the State of
Pennsylvania................................................... 2
Panel I
Faivre-Davis, Sara L., of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation..... 13
Hagen, Elisabeth A. of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of
Agriculture for Food Safety.................................... 4
Junkins, Lowell L., of Iowa, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation..... 13
Watts, Myles J., of Montana, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation..... 14
Woteki, Catherine E., of Washington, DC, to be Under Secretary of
Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics............. 6
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APPENDIX
Prepared Statements:
Baucus, Hon. Max............................................. 18
Chambliss, Hon. Saxby........................................ 19
Cochran, Hon. Thad........................................... 21
Gillibrand, Hon. Kirsten E................................... 23
Faivre-Davis, Sara L......................................... 25
Hagen, Elisabeth A........................................... 27
Junkins, Lowell L............................................ 29
Watts, Myles J............................................... 31
Woteki, Catherine E.......................................... 32
Question and Answer:
Lincoln, Hon. Blanche L.:
Written questions for Elisabeth A. Hagen..................... 39
Written questions for Catherine E. Woteki.................... 60
Chambliss, Hon. Saxby:
Written questions for Sara L. Faivre-Davis................... 38
Written questions for Elisabeth A. Hagen..................... 42
Written questions for Lowell L. Junkins...................... 56
Written questions for Myles J. Watts......................... 59
Written questions for Catherine E. Woteki.................... 61
Harkin, Hon. Tom:
Written questions for Elisabeth A. Hagen..................... 43
Written questions for Catherine E. Woteki.................... 62
Stabenow, Hon. Debbie:
Written questions for Elisabeth A. Hagen..................... 44
Written questions for Catherine E. Woteki.................... 66
Gillibrand, Hon. Kirsten:
Written questions for Elisabeth A. Hagen..................... 47
Cochran, Hon. Thad:
Written questions for Elisabeth A. Hagen..................... 52
Written questions for Catherine E. Woteki.................... 68
Roberts, Hon. Pat:
Written questions for Elisabeth A. Hagen..................... 52
Written questions for Catherine E. Woteki.................... 69
Grassley, Hon. Charles E.:
Written questions for Elisabeth A. Hagen..................... 54
Written questions for Catherine E. Woteki.................... 71
Casey, Hon. Robert P., Jr.:
Written questions for Catherine E. Woteki.................... 66
Faivre-Davis, Sara L.:
Written response to questions from Hon. Saxby Chambliss...... 38
Hagen, Elisabeth A.:
Written response to questions from Hon. Blanche L. Lincoln... 39
Written response to questions from Hon. Saxby Chambliss...... 42
Written response to questions from Hon. Tom Harkin........... 44
Written response to questions from Hon. Debbie Stabenow...... 45
Written response to questions from Hon. Kirsten Gillibrand... 47
Written response to questions from Hon. Thad Cochran......... 52
Written response to questions from Hon. Pat Roberts.......... 52
Written response to questions from Hon. Charles E. Grassley.. 54
Junkins, Lowell L.:
Written response to questions from Hon. Saxby Chambliss...... 56
Watts, Myles J.:
Written response to questions from Hon. Saxby Chambliss...... 59
Woteki, Catherine E.:
Written response to questions from Hon. Blanche L. Lincoln... 60
Written response to questions from Hon. Saxby Chambliss...... 61
Written response to questions from Hon. Tom Harkin........... 63
Written response to questions from Hon. Debbie Stabenow...... 66
Written response to questions from Hon. Thad Cochran......... 68
Written response to questions from Hon. Pat Roberts.......... 69
Written response to questions from Hon. Charles E. Grassley.. 71
Written response to questions from Hon. Robert P. Casey Jr... 67
Document(s) Submitted for the Record:
Public 5 day letter, Committee questionnaire and Office of
Government Ethics Executive Branch Personnel Public
Financial Disclosure Report filed by Sara Louise Faivre-
Davis...................................................... 74
Public 5 day letter, Committee questionnaire and Office of
Government Ethics Executive Branch Personnel Public
Financial Disclosure Report filed by Elisabeth Hagen....... 112
Public 5 day letter, Committee questionnaire and Office of
Government Ethics Executive Branch Personnel Public
Financial Disclosure Report filed by Lowell Lee Junkins.... 129
Public 5 day letter with amendment, Committee questionnaire
and Office of Government Ethics Executive Branch Personnel
Public Financial Disclosure Report filed by Myles J. Watts. 135
Public 5 day letter, Committee questionnaire and Office of
Government Ethics Executive Branch Personnel Public
Financial Disclosure Report filed by Catherine E. Woteki... 189