Hearing: "USDA's Rural Development: Delivering Vital Programs and Services to Rural America"

Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development (Committee on Agriculture)

Thursday, September 18, 2025 (10:00 AM)

1300 LHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Mrs. Bette Brand
Former Deputy Under Secretary, Rural Development, United States Department of Agriculture, Roanoke, VA

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The Honorable Paul Heimel
County Commissioner, Potter County, Pennsylvania Board of Commissioners, Cowdersport, PA, on behalf of the National Association of Counties

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Ms. Lynne Keller Forbes
Executive Director, South Eastern Council of Governments (SECOG), Sioux Falls, on behalf of the National Association of Development Organizations

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The Honorable Xochitl Torres Small
Former Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture, Las Cruces, NM

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Hearing Record

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First Published: September 9, 2025 at 08:49 AM
Last Updated: September 18, 2025 at 09:10 AM