[Senate Hearing 111-1022]
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                                                       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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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

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