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Former Chair, Agriculture Committee, United States House of Representatives
Member, Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Task Force
Member, Air Force Caucus
Member, Bicameral Congressional Caucus on Parkinson's Disease
Member, Bipartisan, Bicameral Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
Member, Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus
Member, Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus
Founding Member, Blue Dog Coalition
Member, Capital Access Task Force
Member, Community College Caucus
Member, Congressional Animal Protection Caucus
Member, Congressional Animal Welfare Caucus
Member, Congressional Arts Caucus
Member, Congressional Automotive Caucus
Member, Congressional Bike Caucus
Member, Congressional Boating Caucus
Member, Congressional Border Caucus
Member, Congressional Brain Injury Task Force
Member, Congressional Caucus on Addiction, Recovery, and Treatment
Member, Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues
Member, Congressional Caucus on Brazil
Member, Congressional Caucus on Coal
Member, Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues
Member, Congressional Caucus on Missing, Exploited and Runaway Children
Member, Congressional Caucus on Unfunded Mandates
Member, Congressional Caucus on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Member, Congressional Caucus to Fight and Control Methamphetamine
Member, Congressional Community Pharmacy Coalition
Member, Congressional Correctional Officers Caucus
Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus
Member, Congressional Friends of Denmark
Member, Congressional Friends of Norway
Member, Congressional Gaming Caucus
Member, Congressional General Aviation Caucus
Member, Congressional Healthy Forest Caucus
Member, Congressional Heart and Stroke Coalition
Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus
Member, Congressional Internet Caucus
Member, Congressional Medical Technology Caucus
Member, Congressional Men's Health Caucus
Member, Congressional Mental Health Caucus
Member, Congressional Motorcycle Caucus
Member, Congressional Motorsports Caucus
Member, Congressional Multiple Sclerosis Caucus
Member, Congressional Musicians Caucus
Member, Congressional Native American Caucus
Member, Congressional Northern Border Caucus
Member, Congressional Oral Health Caucus
Member, Congressional Performers Caucus
Member, Congressional Pilot's Caucus
Member, Congressional Public-Private Partnerships (P3) Caucus
Member, Congressional Rural Caucus
Member, Congressional Songwriters Caucus
Member, Congressional Soybean Caucus
Member, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
Member, Congressional TRIO Caucus
Member, Congressional United States-Turkish Relations Caucus
Member, Congressional Vision Caucus
Member, Forestry 2000 Task Force
Member, Hearing Health Caucus
Member, Home Health Caucus
Member, House Cancer Caucus
Member, House Nursing Caucus
Member, House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus
Member, House Rural Education Caucus
Member, House Rural Health Care Coalition
Member, Law Enforcement Caucus
Co-Chair, Military Veterans Caucus
Member, Pediatric Cancer Caucus
Member, Pro-life Caucus
Member, Public Broadcasting Caucus
Member, Quality Care Coalition
Member, Recording Arts and Sciences Congressional Caucus
Member, Rural Development Caucus
Member, Rural Health Care Caucus
Member, Rural Housing Caucus
Member, Rural Veterans Caucus
Member, Second Amendment Task Force
Former Member, Subcommittee on Health (Veterans' Affairs), United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Veterans' Affairs), United States House of Representatives
Member, Telecommunications Task Force
Member, Travel and Tourism Caucus
Member, United Service Organization Congressional Caucus
Member, Upper Mississippi River Basin Task Force
Former Member, Veterans' Affairs Committee, United States House of Representatives
Member, Water Caucus
Member, Air Force Caucus, present
Member, Bicameral Congressional Caucus on Parkinson's Disease, present
Member, Bipartisan, Bicameral Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease, present
Member, Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus, present
Member, Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus, present
Founding Member, Blue Dog Coalition, present
Member, Community College Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Animal Protection Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Arts Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Automotive Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Bike Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Boating Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Border Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Brain Injury Task Force, present
Member, Congressional Caucus on Addiction, Recovery, and Treatment, present
Member, Congressional Caucus on Brazil, present
Member, Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues, present
Member, Congressional Caucus on Missing, Exploited and Runaway Children, present
Member, Congressional Caucus on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, present
Member, Congressional Caucus to Fight and Control Methamphetamine, present
Member, Congressional Community Pharmacy Coalition, present
Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Friends of Denmark, present
Member, Congressional Friends of Norway, present
Member, Congressional Gaming Caucus, present
Member, Congressional General Aviation Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Healthy Forest Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Heart and Stroke Coalition, present
Member, Congressional Internet Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Medical Technology Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Men's Health Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Mental Health Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Motorcycle Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Motorsports Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Multiple Sclerosis Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Musicians Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Native American Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Northern Border Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Oral Health Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Pilot's Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Public-Private Partnerships (P3) Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Rural Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Songwriters Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, present
Member, Congressional TRIO Caucus, present
Member, Congressional United States-Turkish Relations Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Vision Caucus, present
Member, Home Health Caucus, present
Member, House Cancer Caucus, present
Member, House Nursing Caucus, present
Member, House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus, present
Member, House Rural Education Caucus, present
Member, House Rural Health Care Coalition, present
Member, Law Enforcement Caucus, present
Member, Pediatric Cancer Caucus, present
Member, Pro-life Caucus, present
Member, Public Broadcasting Caucus, present
Member, Quality Care Coalition, present
Member, Recording Arts and Sciences Congressional Caucus, present
Member, Rural Housing Caucus, present
Member, Rural Veterans Caucus, present
Member, Second Amendment Task Force, present
Member, Travel and Tourism Caucus, present
Member, United Service Organization Congressional Caucus, present
Member, Upper Mississippi River Basin Task Force, present
Member, Water Caucus, present
Member, Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Task Force
Member, Capital Access Task Force
Member, Congressional Animal Welfare Caucus
Member, Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues
Member, Congressional Caucus on Coal
Member, Congressional Caucus on Unfunded Mandates
Member, Congressional Correctional Officers Caucus
Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus
Member, Congressional Performers Caucus
Member, Congressional Soybean Caucus
Member, Forestry 2000 Task Force
Member, Hearing Health Caucus
Co-Chair, Military Veterans Caucus
Member, Rural Development Caucus
Member, Rural Health Care Caucus
Member, Telecommunications Task Force
Chair, Agriculture
Member, Subcommittee on Health (Veterans' Affairs)
Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Veterans' Affairs)
Member, Veterans' Affairs
Astrological Sign:
Cancer
— Awards:
Friend of Farm Bureau, American Farm Bureau Federation
Golden Triangle Award, National Farmers Union
Champion of Private Property Rights, League of Private Property Voters
Guardian of Small Business, National Federation of Independent Business
Public Achievement Award, Minnesota Hospital and Healthcare Partnership
Friend of the Farm Conservation, National Resource Conservation Service
Co-Legislator of the Year, Safari Club International
Medal of Honor Award, U.S. Oncology
Deficit Hawk Award, Concord Coalition
Spirit of Enterprise Award, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Fishing
Names of Grandchildren:
Collin, Tori, Karis and Karly
— Number of Grandchildren:
Priority Issues:
During my public service career, I have been a strong advocate for farmers and small business owners, and a leader on both federal tax policy and conservation issues. I have been a leader on the last three Farm Bills passed by Congress and am currently working on the next Farm Bill. I am the most senior member of the House Committee on Agriculture and currently serve as its Ranking Member. I previously served as Chairman in the 110th and 111th Congresses and as Ranking Member in the 109th Congress.
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes
2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Yes
1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes
Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- Unknown Position
Do you support increasing defense spending?
- Unknown Position
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Yes
1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No
1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Yes
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes
1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No
1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No
2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Yes
1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Yes
2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes
1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position
2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Unknown Position
Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Yes
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes
2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Yes
1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No
1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes
2. A number of federal policies that I support contribute to lower emissions like stronger CAFE standards and the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Any proposed regulation on greenhouse gas emissions needs to be bipartisan, and meet the needs of our rural economy which is energy intensive.
- "A number of federal policies that I support contribute to lower emissions like stronger CAFE standards and the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Any proposed regulation on greenhouse gas emissions needs to be bipartisan, and meet the needs of our rural economy which is energy intensive." https://votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/26926/collin-peterson (votesmart.org)
"Minnesota Rural Electric Association (MREA) members visited with me on Wednesday. They thanked me for my leadership in opposing EPA's proposed Waters of the United States rule. We also talked about potential impacts on ratepayers from EPA's proposed regulation of greenhouse gases from existing power plants, which is a big concern for rural electric cooperatives. Due to the rule's complexity, EPA announced this week that it was further extending the comment period until December 1. According to its website, MREA seeks to provide service and leadership for electric cooperatives in the state, which range in size from 2,000 to 122,000 consumers. " https://votesmart.org/public-statement/933904/newsletter-9192014/?search=greenhouse#.WzP47a3SQfI (votesmart.org)
"Minnesota Rural Electric Association (MREA) members visited with me on Wednesday. They thanked me for my leadership in opposing EPA's proposed Waters of the United States rule. We also talked about potential impacts on ratepayers from EPA's proposed regulation of greenhouse gases from existing power plants, which is a big concern for rural electric cooperatives. Due to the rule's complexity, EPA announced this week that it was further extending the comment period until December 1. According to its website, MREA seeks to provide service and leadership for electric cooperatives in the state, which range in size from 2,000 to 122,000 consumers. " https://votesmart.org/public-statement/933904/newsletter-9192014/?search=greenhouse#.WzP47a3SQfI (votesmart.org)
Voted in favor of HR 9 - Climate Action Now Act. https://votesmart.org/bill/votes/67056#.Xa92d0E3kfI (votesmart.org)
1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No
1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No
1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Yes
2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes
Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- No
1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- No
2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- No
Latest Action: House - 06/12/2019 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Tracker:Latest Action: 06/19/2019 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4775-4776)
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 06/05/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Tracker:Farmers in Minnesota and around the country are raising a new livestock breed, but these aren't the turkeys, hogs, and dairy cows farm states are known for. Some innovative farmers in my district and nationwide are seeing the potential of domestic aquaculture to produce everything from shrimp to tilapia to salmon here in the U.S. Right now, we import most of the seafood we consume. More domestic aquaculture means more options for a safe source of nutritious and high-quality seafood. Innovative farmers in places like Western Minnesota are exploring ways to meet this market for high quality seafood while creating demand for their products at a time it is sorely needed. The trade war has significantly harmed farm income, which plays such an important role in rural economic health, and also hurt demand for the crops and livestock that farmers produce. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the value of aquaculture products sold rose more than ten percent between 2013 and 2018. We have the resources and ability to produce even more high quality and sustainable seafood domestically. We've already seen businesses invest in rural communities, and our soybean farmers are ready to provide more high-protein soybean meal to both inland and coastal aquaculture facilities as future investments are made in this promising industry. Recent successes in this industry show the exciting potential for new jobs, high-quality foods, and new markets for agricultural products that have and can be created through domestic aquaculture. That's why aquaculture's future is so encouraging for inland rural areas, coastal urban centers, and everywhere in between. That's also why I'm working to support its development in Congress. In the last Congress, I cosponsored the Advancing the Quality and Understanding of American Aquaculture (AQUAA) Act, which paved the way for investment in aquaculture research and promotion as well as a streamlined framework for offshore aquaculture permitting. I look forward to continuing to work on these important issues in this Congress. -By Rep. Collin C. Peterson, Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture
