Obama cabinet members Holder and Vilsack attend Ag meeting at A&M

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Release No. 0266.10
Contact:
USDA Office of Communications (202) 720-4623

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND USDA ANNOUNCE SCHEDULE AND PANELISTS FOR AGRICULTURE WORKSHOP IN ALABAMA

Poultry Workshop to be Held at the Ernest L. Knight Reception Center at Alabama A & M University

WASHINGTON, May 14, 2010 – The Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the schedule and panelists for the second joint public workshop on competition and regulatory issues in agriculture, which will be held on May 21, 2010, in Normal, Ala., at the Ernest L. Knight Reception Center at Alabama A & M University. The workshop, the second of five, will focus on the poultry industry.

http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/!ut/p/c5/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os_gAC9-wMJ8QY0MDpxBDA09nXw9DFxcXQ-cAA_1wkA5kFaGuQBXeASbmnu4uBgbe5hB5AxzA0UDfzyM_N1W_IDs7zdFRUREAZXAypA!!/dl3/d3/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS9ZQnZ3LzZfUDhNVlZMVDMxMEJUMTBJQ01IMURERDFDUDA!/?contentidonly=true&contentid=2010%2f05%2f0266.xml

 

[MightyDog]

I saw a number of black SUVs on campus prior to the meeting today.

Release No. 0266.10
Contact:
USDA Office of Communications (202) 720-4623

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND USDA ANNOUNCE SCHEDULE AND PANELISTS FOR AGRICULTURE WORKSHOP IN ALABAMA

Poultry Workshop to be Held at the Ernest L. Knight Reception Center at Alabama A & M University

WASHINGTON, May 14, 2010 – The Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the schedule and panelists for the second joint public workshop on competition and regulatory issues in agriculture, which will be held on May 21, 2010, in Normal, Ala., at the Ernest L. Knight Reception Center at Alabama A & M University. The workshop, the second of five, will focus on the poultry industry.

http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/!ut/p/c5/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os_gAC9-wMJ8QY0MDpxBDA09nXw9DFxcXQ-cAA_1wkA5kFaGuQBXeASbmnu4uBgbe5hB5AxzA0UDfzyM_N1W_IDs7zdFRUREAZXAypA!!/dl3/d3/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS9ZQnZ3LzZfUDhNVlZMVDMxMEJUMTBJQ01IMURERDFDUDA!/?contentidonly=true&contentid=2010%2f05%2f0266.xml

 

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yeah I want to say it was Secret Service but I dont know if they only handle security for the President Obama, VP Biden and family...im not sure

my guess is his cabinet is able to use some of the Secret Service detail as well when attending meetings....

 

[MightyDog]

The folks were very receptive in this meeting. They are looking for the so called big government to help them. Tea Party having no power cannot help these people and did not show up for their usual rally.

 

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Official AAMU Press release........Photos with Obama Cabinet Members Holder and Vilsack, AAMU President Dr. Andrew Hugine Jr, and students included in link below

U.S. Attorney General, USDA Secretary Visit AAMU Huntsville, Ala. ---- Two key members of the Obama administration's inner circle made a joint appearance at Alabama A&M University today to hold a public discourse on competition and regulatory issues within the poultry industry.
The hundreds gathered in AAMU's Ernest L. Knight Center heard opening comments from U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and U.S. Department of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, as the two gave the preface for a day-long series of roundtable discussions, panels and public testimony pertaining to the concerns of all facets of the poultry industry, including contracting, terminations and upgrades to poultry houses.


http://www.aamu.edu/public_relations/docs/USDADOJ2010.pdf

 

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Alabama A&M students get inspiration, laugh from Obama cabinet members

By Paul Gattis, The Huntsville Times
May 24, 2010, 7:45AM

HUNTSVILLE, AL -- U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder may be 59 years old. But he demonstrated to Alabama A&M University students that he's young enough to know about celebrated rapper Jay-Z.

In a roundtable discussion with students Friday, Holder and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack touted the wide-ranging career opportunities in agriculture and offered encouraging words for the future.

"Agriculture is cool," Holder said. "Think about all of the things you can possibly do. Get Jay-Z to do a rap about it.

"There are a variety of ways you can have a positive impact around the world."

The two members of President Barack Obama's Cabinet met for an hour with about 20 A&M graduate students and 1890 Scholars and, by videoconference, students from Florida A&M University, Delaware State University and Lincoln University.

Vilsack and Holder were on campus as part of a workshop to discuss poultry issues with farmers. During a lunch break, the Cabinet members traveled across campus to the Dawson Building.


http://blog.al.com/breaking/2010/05/alabama_am_students_get_inspir.html