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A Career of Service: Matz Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award by Congressional Hunger Center

July 11th, 2018
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 advocat… Read More
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Categories: For Export, OFW Law News
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

John Block: Senator Bob Dole

January 31st, 2018
Contributor: John R. Block
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 Senator… Read More
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Categories: Public Policy, USDA
Tags: Agriculture, Bob Dole, Congress, Congressional Medal of Honor, John R. Block, Kansas, Reagan

Bob Dole and Marshall Matz: Private Sector Distribution System is Missing Link in Food Security

October 17th, 2017
Contributor: Marshall L. Matz
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 Develop… Read More
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Categories: For Export, Public Policy
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

Trade is Key for Agriculture

February 1st, 2017
Contributor: Marshall L. Matz
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 State… Read More
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Categories: For Export, Public Policy, USDA
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

George McGovern: My Turn

May 30th, 2016
Contributor: Marshall L. Matz
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… Read More
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Categories: Public Policy
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

Statement by Senator Bob Dole on Nutrition Report

February 23rd, 2015
Contributor: Marshall L. Matz
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 USDA… Read More
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Categories: Health Care, Public Policy, USDA
Tags: Bob Dole, Dietary Goals for the United States, Dietary Guidelines, Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, George McGovern, HHS, Marshall L. Matz, Nutrition, Science, Sustainability

U.S. Congress -- Both Chambers are controlled by Republicans: What now?

November 5th, 2014
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 m… Read More
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Categories: Public Policy
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

Happy New Year? Farm Bill Blues

January 10th, 2014
Contributor: Marshall L. Matz
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 t… Read More
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Categories: Public Policy, USDA
Tags: Agriculture, Bob Dole, Farm Bill, Food Assistance, Food Safety, George McGovern, House Agriculture Committee, Marshall L. Matz, Nutrition, Senate Agriculture Committee, Trade, Vilsack

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