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- ↑ "Thompson Announces Subcommittee Chairs and Jurisdiction for the 118th Congress". House Committee on Agriculture | Chairman GT Thompson. February 2, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ↑ "Forestry | House Agriculture Committee". November 13, 2017.
- ↑ Scott, Thompson Announce House Agriculture Subcommittee Rosters for the 117th Congress
