Rep. Rodney Davis, chairman of the House Agriculture subcommittee on biotechnology, horticulture and research, said lawmakers are concerned about a lack of communication between USDA and EPA, particularly regarding issues on pollinator health.

 

"We see a disagreement between agencies that are supposed to be working together," the Illinois Republican said last week at a subcommittee hearing into the health of honey bees.  "This is what frustrates us and why you're here," Davis told the hearing's two witnesses: Jim Jones, assistant administrator at the EPA's office of Safety and Pollution Prevention, and Robert Johansson, USDA's acting chief economist.

 

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