Position: Secretary - Agriculture

Type of Appointment/Position: Presidential with Senate confirmation    

Collin Peterson

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• Collin Peterson to meet with dairy farmers
  SAUK CENTRE - Dairy farmers will get a chance to meet with U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson on Aug. 11 at a dairy farm in Sauk Centre.
• Cap-And-Trade Prospects Shaky in Lame Duck
  Although many climate advocates have turned their hopes to slipping cap and trade into a House and Senate conference bill aft...
• Pawlenty spends big in long-shot MN House races
  Pawlenty spends big in long-shot MN House races By Derek Wallbank | Wednesday, July 28, 2010 Gov. Tim Pawlenty's Freedom First PAC will endorse Republican challengers in four Minnesota House seats currently seen as long-shots later today, a Pawlenty adviser confirmed this morning.
• Minnesota lawmakers in Congress express unease over war in Afghanistan
  Minnesota lawmakers in Congress express unease over war in Afghanistan REUTERS/Bob Strong IED explosion in Arghandab Valley By Derek Wallbank Wednesday, July 28, 2010 WASHINGTON A growing minority in Congress including some members of Minnesota's delegation are increasingly restless with the war in Afghanistan, expressing concerns that the war isn't going well.
• WINDMILL COUNTRY: Popular Conservation Reserve Program sign-up starts Monday
  Sign-up for the Conservation Reserve Program begins Monday and continues through Aug. 27. Since the dust storms of the 1950s, the program has been a popular one across West Texas. It protects millions of acres of topsoil from erosion and is designed to improve the nations natural resources base.
• Campaign websites: Minnesota's U.S. representatives mostly silent on illegal immigration
  Campaign websites: Minnesota's U.S. representatives mostly silent on illegal immigration By Eric Ostermeier, Smart Politics | Tuesday, July 27, 2010 An analysis finds that none of the state's U.S. House members address Arizona's anti-illegal immigration law on their campaign websites, even though support to adopt the law eclipses 60 percent in Minnesota.
• Laos, Hmong Veterans of Vietnam War Honored by Congress with National Burial Bill
  WASHINGTON & FRESNO, Calif.----Twenty-three Members of Congress have introduced legislation to honor Laotian and Hmong veterans who served in combat in defense of the Kingdom of Laos during the Vietnam War.
• Political Notebook: Candidates have Farmfest circled on calendar for next month's debates
  For the first time, incumbent DFL Congressman Tim Walz will square off against his Republican and Independence Party challengers on Aug. 3 at Farmfest in Redwood Falls.
• Jobs, jobs, jobs: Pols zero in on key issue
  Candidates agree on one thing: the deciding factor in this fall's election will be employment.
• Peterson: Wall Street reform bill a good first step
  Seventh District Democrat singles out derivative market regulations.