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The Committee of Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry is a committee of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">United States Senate</a> empowered with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_oversight" title="Congressional oversight" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">legislative oversight</a> of all matters relating to the nation's<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture" title="Agriculture" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">agriculture</a> industry, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farming" title="Farming" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">farming</a> programs, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forestry" title="Forestry" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">forestry</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logging" title="Logging" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">logging</a>, and legislation relating to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutrition" title="Nutrition" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">nutrition</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health" title="Health" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">health</a>.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Agriculture,Nutrition_and_Forestry#cite_note-1" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[1]</a><div id="toc" class="toc" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 7px; font-size: 13.3000001907349px; display: table; zoom: 1; color: rgb(37, 37, 37); background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249);"><div id="toctitle" style="direction: ltr; text-align: center;"><h2 style="color: black; margin: 1em 0px 0.25em; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; border: none; font-size: 13.3000001907349px; display: inline; line-height: 1.3; background: none;">Contents</h2>  [<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Agriculture,Nutrition_and_Forestry#" id="togglelink" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">hide</a>] </div><ul style="line-height: 1.6; list-style-type: none; margin: 0.3em 0px; padding: 0px; list-style-image: none;"><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Agriculture,Nutrition_and_Forestry#History" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">1 History</a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Agriculture,Nutrition_and_Forestry#Members.2C_114th_Congress" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">2 Members, 114th Congress</a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Agriculture,Nutrition_and_Forestry#Subcommittees" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">3 Subcommittees</a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Agriculture,Nutrition_and_Forestry#Chairmen" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">4 Chairmen</a><ul style="line-height: 1.6; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: none;"><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Agriculture,Nutrition_and_Forestry#Chairmen_of_the_Senate_Committee_on_Agriculture.2C_1829.E2.80.931857" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">4.1 Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, 1829–1857</a></li><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Agriculture,Nutrition_and_Forestry#Chairmen_of_the_Senate_Committee_on_Agriculture.2C_1863.E2.80.931884" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">4.2 Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, 1863–1884</a></li><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Agriculture,Nutrition_and_Forestry#Chairmen_of_the_Senate_Committee_on_Agriculture_and_Forestry.2C_1884.E2.80.931977" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">4.3 Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, 1884–1977</a></li><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Agriculture,Nutrition_and_Forestry#Chairmen_of_the_Senate_Committee_on_Agriculture.2C_Nutrition.2C_and_Forestry.2C_1977.E2.80.93present" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">4.4 Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, 1977–present</a></li></ul></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Agriculture,Nutrition_and_Forestry#References" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">5 References</a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Agriculture,Nutrition_and_Forestry#External_links" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">6 External links</a></li></ul></div>

Majority Senator Pat RobertsPat Roberts ChairmanKansas  Senator Thad CochranThad CochranMississippi
 Senator Mitch McConnellMitch McConnellKentucky
 Senator John BoozmanJohn BoozmanArkansas
 Senator John HoevenJohn HoevenNorth Dakota
 Senator David PerdueDavid PerdueGeorgia
 Senator Joni ErnstJoni ErnstIowa
 Senator Thom TillisThom TillisNorth Carolina
 Senator Ben SasseBen SasseNebraska
 Senator Charles GrassleyCharles GrassleyIowa
 Senator John ThuneJohn ThuneSouth Dakota
Minority Senator Debbie StabenowDebbie Stabenow Ranking MemberMichigan  Senator Patrick LeahyPatrick LeahyVermont
 Senator Sherrod BrownSherrod BrownOhio
 Senator Amy KlobucharAmy KlobucharMinnesota
 Senator Michael BennetMichael BennetColorado
 Senator Kirsten GillibrandKirsten GillibrandNew York
 Senator Joe DonnellyJoe DonnellyIndiana
 Senator Heidi HeitkampHeidi HeitkampNorth Dakota
 Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr.Robert P. Casey, Jr.Pennsylvania
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<table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 14px; margin: 1em 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); border-collapse: collapse; color: black; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249);"><tbody><tr><th style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(242, 242, 242);">Majority</th><th style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(242, 242, 242);">Minority</th></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em; background: rgb(255, 182, 182);"><ul style="line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: url(data:image/svg+xml,%3C%3Fxml%20version%3D%221.0%22%20encoding%3D%22UTF-8%22%3F%3E%0A%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20version%3D%221.1%22%20width%3D%225%22%20height%3D%2213%22%3E%0A%3Ccircle%20cx%3D%222.5%22%20cy%3D%229.5%22%20r%3D%222.5%22%20fill%3D%22%2300528c%22%2F%3E%0A%3C%2Fsvg%3E%0A);"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Roberts" title="Pat Roberts" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Pat Roberts</a>, Kansas, Chair</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thad_Cochran" title="Thad Cochran" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Thad Cochran</a>, Mississippi</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_McConnell" title="Mitch McConnell" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Mitch McConnell</a>, Kentucky</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Boozman" title="John Boozman" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">John Boozman</a>, Arkansas</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hoeven" title="John Hoeven" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">John Hoeven</a>, North Dakota</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Perdue" title="David Perdue" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">David Perdue</a>, Georgia</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Ernst" title="Joni Ernst" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Joni Ernst</a>, Iowa</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thom_Tillis" title="Thom Tillis" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Thom Tillis</a>, North Carolina</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Sasse" title="Ben Sasse" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Ben Sasse</a>, Nebraska</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Grassley" title="Chuck Grassley" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Chuck Grassley</a>, Iowa</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Thune" title="John Thune" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">John Thune</a>, South Dakota</li></ul></td><td valign="top" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 0.2em; background: rgb(176, 206, 255);"><ul style="line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: url(data:image/svg+xml,%3C%3Fxml%20version%3D%221.0%22%20encoding%3D%22UTF-8%22%3F%3E%0A%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20version%3D%221.1%22%20width%3D%225%22%20height%3D%2213%22%3E%0A%3Ccircle%20cx%3D%222.5%22%20cy%3D%229.5%22%20r%3D%222.5%22%20fill%3D%22%2300528c%22%2F%3E%0A%3C%2Fsvg%3E%0A);"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debbie_Stabenow" title="Debbie Stabenow" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Debbie Stabenow</a>, Michigan, Ranking Member</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Leahy" title="Patrick Leahy" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Patrick Leahy</a>, Vermont</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherrod_Brown" title="Sherrod Brown" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Sherrod Brown</a>, Ohio</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Klobuchar" title="Amy Klobuchar" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Amy Klobuchar</a>, Minnesota</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bennet" title="Michael Bennet" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Michael Bennet</a>, Colorado</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristin_Gillibrand" title="Kristin Gillibrand" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Kristin Gillibrand</a>, New York</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Donnelly" title="Joe Donnelly" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Joe Donnelly</a>, Indiana</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidi_Heitkamp" title="Heidi Heitkamp" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Heidi Heitkamp</a>, North Dakota</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Casey_Jr." title="Bob Casey Jr." class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Bob</a></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table>
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Until a few weeks ago, Joel Leftwich was a senior lobbyist for the largest food and beverage company in the United States. During his tenure at PepsiCo—maker of Cheetos, Lay’s potato chips and, of course, Pepsi-Cola—the company had played a leading role in efforts to beat back local soda taxes and ensure that junk food remained available in schools. But PepsiCo also faced new challenges at the federal level. The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, championed by Michelle Obama, had placed new nutrition standards on school lunches. PepsiCo sent teams of lobbyists to Capitol Hill, deluged political candidates with donations, and fired off letters to regulators asking them to weaken the new rules. One such PepsiCo letter requested the redefinition of a “school day” so the company could continue to sell its sugary sports drinks at “early morning sports practices.” Leftwich, a former congressional liaison for the Department of Agriculture, was well positioned to help PepsiCo shore up its allies in the House and Senate.

Last April, Leftwich paid a visit to one such friend, Democratic Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan, then chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, to thank her for opposing nutrition guidelines for food stamp purchases.

Now Leftwich will have far more access to such friends. As the newly appointed staff director of the Senate Agriculture Committee, now under GOP control, Leftwich will have wide sway over the law that funds school lunches, which is up for reauthorization this year. PepsiCo can rest easier, confident that the guidelines already in place are unlikely to be strengthened—and may be weakened instead. Leftwich’s new boss, Republican Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas, who took over the Agriculture Committee gavel in January, has set his sights on dialing back school lunch nutrition requirements, which he has called “Big Brother government that’s out of control.”

While all eyes were on the changing of the guard in Congress as Republicans seized control of the US Senate in January, there was an equally profound change taking place among Capitol Hill staff, as many GOP lawmakers handed over the keys to corporate lobbyists like Leftwich.

“We’ve seen a dramatic uptick in K Street moving into congressional staff positions since the Citizens United decision,” says Craig Holman, Public Citizen’s expert on lobbying and ethics. House Speaker John Boehner, he notes, has “encouraged new members to employ lobbyists on their personal and committee staff.”

On almost any big issue coming up for debate during the final two years of the Obama administration—surveillance, trade, healthcare, entitlements, tax reform, climate change—corporate lobbyists will now be attempting to influence their own former colleagues, whose salaries are now covered by US taxpayers.

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