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July 28, 2020 Problem Solvers Caucus Endorses Bill to Ensure Better Meat Processing and Labeling Rep. Dusty Johnson, ...
July 27, 2020 Suozzi and His Ways and Means Colleague from Oregon, Blumenauer, Host Zoom Town Hall for Hard Hit NY Restaurants and Catering Halls Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
July 24, 2020 Stefanik Cosponsors Amendment to Include Enforcement of Dairy Labeling Rules Rep. Elise Stefanik
July 24, 2020 House Adopts Waters Amendment Prohibiting USDA from Keeping Meat Packing Plants Open Despite COVID-19 Outbreaks Rep. Alma Adams, ...
July 23, 2020 Letter to Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, Chairman Pat Roberts, and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow - Meng and Espaillat Urge Senate to Allow Hot Food for SNAP Program Rep. Joyce Beatty, ...
July 22, 2020 Lucas Statement on USDA's Boxed Beef & Fed Cattle Price Spread Investigation Report Rep. Frank Lucas
July 21, 2020 LaHood, Panetta Introduce the PLUS Act to Support the Food and Beverage Industry Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
July 17, 2020 Stefanik Cosponsors the American Farms, Food Banks, and Families Act Rep. Elise Stefanik
July 9, 2020 Introduction of the American Farms, Food Banks, and Families Act Rep. Dan Newhouse
July 2, 2020 Ramp-Up Act Will Help Meat and Poultry Processors Access Inspection to Meet Demand Rep. Chellie Pingree, ...
July 2, 2020 Inhofe, Grassley, Ernst, Tillis, Burr Introduce Bill to Support Livestock and Poultry Producers affected by COVID-19 Sen. Thom Tillis, ...
July 1, 2020 Unanimous Consent Request Sen. Jeff Merkley
July 1, 2020 Unanimous Consent Request--S. 3685 Sen. Amy Klobuchar
July 1, 2020 Unanimous Consent Request--S. 3685 Sen. Ron Wyden
June 30, 2020 Times-News - Farmers Keep Food on Our Tables in Good Times and Bad. Now, Idaho's Farmers Need Our Support. Sen. Jim Risch
June 30, 2020 Johnson, Cuellar Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Meat and Poultry Producers Rep. Henry Cuellar, ...
June 30, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Robert Lighthizer, United States Trade Representative - Stefanik Leads Letter Requesting USTR Ensures Canada Upholds Its Dairy Trade Agreements Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
June 29, 2020 USA Today - Tester and Grassley: Threat of meat shortages is growing. Senate needs to act now Sen. Chuck Grassley, ...
June 26, 2020 Costa Statement on Roundtable Discussion on USDA's Food Safety Inspection Service Rep. Jim Costa
June 24, 2020 Steube Holds Meeting with Florida Cattlemen's Association Executive Committee Rep. Greg Steube
June 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the US Department of Agriculture - Enzi, Barrasso request regulatory relief for meat processing industry Sen. Kevin Cramer, ...
June 23, 2020 Tweet - "#WIC flexibilities have made it easier for eligible pregnant women, mothers, & their infants & young children to access and use food benefits while social-distancing during #COVID19. I joined my colleagues on @SenateAgGOP on a letter asking @USDA to extend these flexibilities." Sen. Joni Ernst
June 22, 2020 Maine distributors were initially left out of the program, but Collins, King, Pingree, and Golden successfully pressed USDA to rectify regional gap in service Sen. Susan Collins
June 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and to the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader, and to the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Congressman Panetta Leads House, Senate Members in Calling for Strong Funding for Global Food Security in Anticipated Covid-19 Legislation Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 18, 2020 Rep. Blumenauer Leads Bipartisan Coalition in Introducing Independent Restaurant Stabilization Fund Sen. Roger Wicker, ...
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "Gov Reynolds using CARES Act $$$ to help w Beef Up Iowa which connects beef producers w food insecure Iowans Gr8 way to help by purchasing cattle from local producers who lost processing options then donates the IA beef 2 food banks FFA/4-H/ISU Meat Lab students also helping" Sen. Chuck Grassley
June 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Wilbur L. Ross Jr., Secretary of the US Department of Commerce and the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the US Department of Agriculture - Courtney Presses USDA and U.S. Commerce Secretaries to Provide CFAP or Other Additional Assistance to Eastern Connecticut Shellfish Farmers Rep. Joe Courtney
June 15, 2020 Rounds: Growing Momentum for New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act Sen. Mike Rounds
June 15, 2020 Tweet - "Plant closures & reduced flocks remain a growing threat to our turkey growers, & food supply chain. @ChuckGrassley, @IAGovernor, @IADeptAg Sec. Naig & I are urging @USDA to provide assistance, thru the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, to our state's turkey producers." Sen. Joni Ernst
June 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture - Iowa Leaders Call for Support for State's Turkey Producers Sen. Chuck Grassley, ...
June 15, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Adams Leads Letter Calling on the Senate to Extend Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) Benefits for Students Rep. Alma Adams
June 12, 2020 Following Bipartisan Effort from the Maine Delegation, USDA Extends Waiver Expanding Access to Meals for Low-Income Children During COVID-19 Pandemic Sen. Susan Collins, ...
June 10, 2020 Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett Announces that The USDA Has Approved a Program to Feed Kids in US Virgin Islands Rep. Stacey Plaskett
June 10, 2020 Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary United States Department of Agriculture - Warner, Kaine Express Concern with Disproportionately Small Share of Food Allotted to Virginia Food Banks Under USDA Relief Program Sen. Tim Kaine, ...
June 10, 2020 Hoeven: USDA Extends Area Eligibility Waiver for Summer Nutrition Programs Sen. John Hoeven
June 9, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Grassley Calls on USDA to Release Report on Tyson's Holcomb Facility Investigation, Protect Independent Cattle Producers Sen. Chuck Grassley
June 9, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Duckworth, Durbin Join Klobuchar, Brown and Colleagues in Urging Department of Agriculture to Minimize Food Deserts and Supports Programs to Help Americans Access Healthy, Affordable Food Sen. Patty Murray, ...
June 9, 2020 Duckworth Discusses Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Recovery With Illinois Restaurant Association Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 8, 2020 Manchin Home Meals Act Introduced in U.S. House of Representatives Rep. Lucy McBath, ...
June 5, 2020 Tweet - "Glad DOJs listening after I called for AG 2 investigate meat packers potential antitrust law violations DOJ demanding info from Tyson/JBS/Natl Beef/Cargill- 4 who dominate market Impt step 2 protect our independent producers/consumers its past time 2let sunshine in on big packers" Sen. Chuck Grassley
June 5, 2020 Hoeven Statement on Department of Justice Advancing Antitrust Inquiry Into Beef Industry Sen. John Hoeven
June 5, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Gillibrand, Colleagues Demand Answers From Trump Administration On Food Box Program Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 5, 2020 Sen. Cramer: DOJ Formally Demands Information from Four Largest Beef Packing Companies Sen. Kevin Cramer
June 4, 2020 Letter to Joe Simons, Federal Trade Commission Chairman, and Stephen Hahn, United States Food and Drug Administration Commissioner - Blumenthal Urges FDA & FTC Action Against Potentially Harmful Products Claiming to Treat or Prevent COVID-19 Sen. Dick Blumenthal
June 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Secretary Sonny Perdue U.S. Department of Agriculture - Ernst, Iowa Leaders Call on USDA to Provide Assistance for Egg Producers Sen. Chuck Grassley, ...
June 1, 2020 Schatz: USDA Approves New Program to Help Hawai'i Families, Feed More Than 93,000 Children Eligible for Free, Reduced School Meals Sen. Brian Schatz
May 27, 2020 Tweet - "As more of the economy gets reopened, the need for hand sanitizer will continue to grow. I'm calling on @US_FDA to clarify its policy for the manufacture of alcohol-based hand sanitizer products so Iowa's biofuel producers can continue to help meet the needs of our communities." Sen. Joni Ernst
May 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Meng Demands FDA to Not Compromise Those with Food Allergies During COVID-19 Rep. Grace Meng
May 22, 2020 Letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Sanford Bishop Jr., and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Jeff Fortenberry - Puerto Rico, Hawai"i and U.S. Territories Congressional Delegations Urge House to Learn from Coronavirus Crisis, Support Crop Diversity Rep. Aumua Amata Radewagen, ...
May 21, 2020 Tweet - "We must quickly direct resources to the states so they can work with food and agriculture stakeholders to stabilize our nation's food supply chain and help prevent more severe economic losses for farmers in rural America. #FarmingSupportToStates" Sen. Tammy Baldwin
Date Title Politician
July 28, 2020 Problem Solvers Caucus Endorses Bill to Ensure Better Meat Processing and Labeling Rep.Dusty Johnson, ...
July 27, 2020 Suozzi and His Ways and Means Colleague from Oregon, Blumenauer, Host Zoom Town Hall for Hard Hit NY Restaurants and Catering Halls Rep.Tom Suozzi, ...
July 24, 2020 Stefanik Cosponsors Amendment to Include Enforcement of Dairy Labeling Rules Rep.Elise Stefanik
July 24, 2020 House Adopts Waters Amendment Prohibiting USDA from Keeping Meat Packing Plants Open Despite COVID-19 Outbreaks Rep.Alma Adams, ...
July 23, 2020 Letter to Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, Chairman Pat Roberts, and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow - Meng and Espaillat Urge Senate to Allow Hot Food for SNAP Program Rep.Joyce Beatty, ...
July 22, 2020 Lucas Statement on USDA's Boxed Beef & Fed Cattle Price Spread Investigation Report Rep.Frank Lucas
July 21, 2020 LaHood, Panetta Introduce the PLUS Act to Support the Food and Beverage Industry Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
July 17, 2020 Stefanik Cosponsors the American Farms, Food Banks, and Families Act Rep.Elise Stefanik
July 9, 2020 Introduction of the American Farms, Food Banks, and Families Act Rep.Dan Newhouse
July 2, 2020 Ramp-Up Act Will Help Meat and Poultry Processors Access Inspection to Meet Demand Rep.Chellie Pingree, ...
July 2, 2020 Inhofe, Grassley, Ernst, Tillis, Burr Introduce Bill to Support Livestock and Poultry Producers affected by COVID-19 Sen.Thom Tillis, ...
July 1, 2020 Unanimous Consent Request Sen.Jeff Merkley
July 1, 2020 Unanimous Consent Request--S. 3685 Sen.Amy Klobuchar
July 1, 2020 Unanimous Consent Request--S. 3685 Sen.Ron Wyden
June 30, 2020 Times-News - Farmers Keep Food on Our Tables in Good Times and Bad. Now, Idaho's Farmers Need Our Support. Sen.Jim Risch
June 30, 2020 Johnson, Cuellar Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Meat and Poultry Producers Rep.Henry Cuellar, ...
June 30, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Robert Lighthizer, United States Trade Representative - Stefanik Leads Letter Requesting USTR Ensures Canada Upholds Its Dairy Trade Agreements Rep.Elise Stefanik, ...
June 29, 2020 USA Today - Tester and Grassley: Threat of meat shortages is growing. Senate needs to act now Sen.Chuck Grassley, ...
June 26, 2020 Costa Statement on Roundtable Discussion on USDA's Food Safety Inspection Service Rep.Jim Costa
June 24, 2020 Steube Holds Meeting with Florida Cattlemen's Association Executive Committee Rep.Greg Steube
June 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the US Department of Agriculture - Enzi, Barrasso request regulatory relief for meat processing industry Sen.Kevin Cramer, ...
June 23, 2020 Tweet - "#WIC flexibilities have made it easier for eligible pregnant women, mothers, & their infants & young children to access and use food benefits while social-distancing during #COVID19. I joined my colleagues on @SenateAgGOP on a letter asking @USDA to extend these flexibilities." Sen.Joni Ernst
June 22, 2020 Maine distributors were initially left out of the program, but Collins, King, Pingree, and Golden successfully pressed USDA to rectify regional gap in service Sen.Susan Collins
June 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and to the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader, and to the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Congressman Panetta Leads House, Senate Members in Calling for Strong Funding for Global Food Security in Anticipated Covid-19 Legislation Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 18, 2020 Rep. Blumenauer Leads Bipartisan Coalition in Introducing Independent Restaurant Stabilization Fund Sen.Roger Wicker, ...
June 18, 2020 Tweet - "Gov Reynolds using CARES Act $$$ to help w Beef Up Iowa which connects beef producers w food insecure Iowans Gr8 way to help by purchasing cattle from local producers who lost processing options then donates the IA beef 2 food banks FFA/4-H/ISU Meat Lab students also helping" Sen.Chuck Grassley
June 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Wilbur L. Ross Jr., Secretary of the US Department of Commerce and the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the US Department of Agriculture - Courtney Presses USDA and U.S. Commerce Secretaries to Provide CFAP or Other Additional Assistance to Eastern Connecticut Shellfish Farmers Rep.Joe Courtney
June 15, 2020 Rounds: Growing Momentum for New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act Sen.Mike Rounds
June 15, 2020 Tweet - "Plant closures & reduced flocks remain a growing threat to our turkey growers, & food supply chain. @ChuckGrassley, @IAGovernor, @IADeptAg Sec. Naig & I are urging @USDA to provide assistance, thru the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, to our state's turkey producers." Sen.Joni Ernst
June 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture - Iowa Leaders Call for Support for State's Turkey Producers Sen.Chuck Grassley, ...
June 15, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Adams Leads Letter Calling on the Senate to Extend Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) Benefits for Students Rep.Alma Adams
June 12, 2020 Following Bipartisan Effort from the Maine Delegation, USDA Extends Waiver Expanding Access to Meals for Low-Income Children During COVID-19 Pandemic Sen.Susan Collins, ...
June 10, 2020 Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett Announces that The USDA Has Approved a Program to Feed Kids in US Virgin Islands Rep.Stacey Plaskett
June 10, 2020 Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary United States Department of Agriculture - Warner, Kaine Express Concern with Disproportionately Small Share of Food Allotted to Virginia Food Banks Under USDA Relief Program Sen.Tim Kaine, ...
June 10, 2020 Hoeven: USDA Extends Area Eligibility Waiver for Summer Nutrition Programs Sen.John Hoeven
June 9, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Grassley Calls on USDA to Release Report on Tyson's Holcomb Facility Investigation, Protect Independent Cattle Producers Sen.Chuck Grassley
June 9, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Duckworth, Durbin Join Klobuchar, Brown and Colleagues in Urging Department of Agriculture to Minimize Food Deserts and Supports Programs to Help Americans Access Healthy, Affordable Food Sen.Patty Murray, ...
June 9, 2020 Duckworth Discusses Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Recovery With Illinois Restaurant Association Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 8, 2020 Manchin Home Meals Act Introduced in U.S. House of Representatives Rep.Lucy McBath, ...
June 5, 2020 Tweet - "Glad DOJs listening after I called for AG 2 investigate meat packers potential antitrust law violations DOJ demanding info from Tyson/JBS/Natl Beef/Cargill- 4 who dominate market Impt step 2 protect our independent producers/consumers its past time 2let sunshine in on big packers" Sen.Chuck Grassley
June 5, 2020 Hoeven Statement on Department of Justice Advancing Antitrust Inquiry Into Beef Industry Sen.John Hoeven
June 5, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Gillibrand, Colleagues Demand Answers From Trump Administration On Food Box Program Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 5, 2020 Sen. Cramer: DOJ Formally Demands Information from Four Largest Beef Packing Companies Sen.Kevin Cramer
June 4, 2020 Letter to Joe Simons, Federal Trade Commission Chairman, and Stephen Hahn, United States Food and Drug Administration Commissioner - Blumenthal Urges FDA & FTC Action Against Potentially Harmful Products Claiming to Treat or Prevent COVID-19 Sen.Dick Blumenthal
June 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Secretary Sonny Perdue U.S. Department of Agriculture - Ernst, Iowa Leaders Call on USDA to Provide Assistance for Egg Producers Sen.Chuck Grassley, ...
June 1, 2020 Schatz: USDA Approves New Program to Help Hawai'i Families, Feed More Than 93,000 Children Eligible for Free, Reduced School Meals Sen.Brian Schatz
May 27, 2020 Tweet - "As more of the economy gets reopened, the need for hand sanitizer will continue to grow. I'm calling on @US_FDA to clarify its policy for the manufacture of alcohol-based hand sanitizer products so Iowa's biofuel producers can continue to help meet the needs of our communities." Sen.Joni Ernst
May 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Meng Demands FDA to Not Compromise Those with Food Allergies During COVID-19 Rep.Grace Meng
May 22, 2020 Letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Sanford Bishop Jr., and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Jeff Fortenberry - Puerto Rico, Hawai"i and U.S. Territories Congressional Delegations Urge House to Learn from Coronavirus Crisis, Support Crop Diversity Rep.Aumua Amata Radewagen, ...
May 21, 2020 Tweet - "We must quickly direct resources to the states so they can work with food and agriculture stakeholders to stabilize our nation's food supply chain and help prevent more severe economic losses for farmers in rural America. #FarmingSupportToStates" Sen.Tammy Baldwin
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