This evening, the Congressional Hunger Center will present its 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award to Marshall Matz. However, if you were to ask him, Marsh would tell you that receiving a “Lifetime Achievement Award” does not mean he’s done advoc…
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Tags: Africa, AGRA, and Forestry, Bob Dole, Catherine Bertini, CHC, Congressional Hunger Center, Food Security, FRAC, GCNF, George McGovern, Lower Brule, Marshall L. Matz, Nutrition, Pat Roberts, Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Tom Daschle, Tom Vilsack, WIC, World Food Program
By former USDA Secretary John R. Block
Today, my subject is Senator Bob Dole (Kansas). Two weeks ago, he received the Congressional Gold Medal – the highest award bestowed by the U.S. Congress. Very few individuals have been so honored. The Senato…
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By Senator Bob Dole and Marshall Matz, as published in The Des Moines Register
The World Food Prize Foundation, based in Des Moines, Iowa, is again focusing attention on food security by honoring Dr. Akin Adesina, the president of the African Develo…
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Tags: Africa, African Development Bank, Agriculture, Agro-Dealer, Akin Adesina, Bob Dole, Borlaug, Distribution, Food, Food Security, Marshall L. Matz, Seed, Smallholder, World Food Prize
By Senator Bob Dole and Marshall Matz, as published in Agri-Pulse
Perhaps no sector of the American economy is more dependent on trade than agriculture. It is the life blood of the heartland supporting over 15 million jobs throughout the United Stat…
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Tags: Agriculture, Bob Dole, Canada, Economy, Export, Farmer, Food Aid, Food Security, Marshall L. Matz, McGovern-Dole, Mexico, NAFTA, President Trump, Trade, Trump Administration, United States
Every election year, former Senator George McGovern (SD), the 1972 Democratic Nominee for President, seems to find his way back into the news, and this one, 2016, more than most. Comparisons come up routinely between McGovern’s 1972 campaign agains…
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Tags: 2016, Agri-Pulse, Agriculture, Bernie Sanders, Bob Dole, Democrat, Donald Trump, Election, Food, George McGovern, Hillary Clinton, Marshall L. Matz, Michigan, Nixon, Ohio, Pennsylvania, President, Republican
Contact: Marshall Matz (202) 789-1212; mmatz@ofwlaw.com or Marion Watkins (202) 654-4863; marion.watkins@alston.com
“As co-author with Senator George McGovern of the original 1977 ‘Dietary Goals for the United States’ report, I commend the US…
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What now? The answer is quite a lot.
It remains to be seen whether the change-over in the U.S. Senate, putting both chambers of Congress in the hands of Republicans, will do anything to alter the modus operandi of the Obama presidency — which…
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Tags: African Growth and Opportunity Act, Agriculture, Appropriations, Bob Dole, Child Nutrition, Congress, Dietary Guidelines, Election, EPA, Federal Budget, Feed the Future, Food Labeling, Food Safety, Forestry, Legacy, Legislation, Michael J. Marshall, Midterm, President Obama, Regulatory Oversight, Republican Congress
By Marshall L. Matz, as published by Agri-Pulse
A few weeks ago Vice President Biden presented the George McGovern Award to Bob Dole for his effort in the fight against global hunger. The ceremony was sponsored by the World Food Program and held in…
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Tags: Agriculture, Bob Dole, Farm Bill, Food Assistance, Food Safety, George McGovern, House Agriculture Committee, Marshall L. Matz, Nutrition, Senate Agriculture Committee, Trade, Vilsack
