WASHINGTON – Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) and Forestry Subcommittee Ranking Member Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led a letter to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins regarding reports that USDA Under Secretary Michael Boren inappropriately pressured U.S. Forest Service personnel to divert firefighting resources from large wildfires to protect his private ranch in... Read More »
WASHINGTON –Yesterday, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) and Vice Ranking Member Shontel Brown (OH-11) urged Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson to fulfill Congress’ oversight responsibilities on behalf of America’s farm families. This follows a January 2026 letter, which provided a list of potential oversight hearing topics for the chairman. The lawmakers write: “Unfortunat... Read More »
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02), Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (CA-02), Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee Ranking Member Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Federal Lands Subcommittee Ranking Member Joe Neguse (CO-02) and U.S. Representative George Whitesides (CA-27) introduced the Wildfire Response and Readiness Act, a comprehensive packag... Read More »
Yesterday, an op-ed by House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) was published by MS NOW. Read the full op-ed here and an excerpt below. "This week, congressional Republicans are trying to jam through their third budget proposal of this Congress. Reconciliation 3.0 includes $12 billion in farm aid, $73 billion in defense spending and $10 billion to implement President Donald T... Read More »
Today, House Agriculture Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) delivered the following opening statement at a Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture hearing titled “For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from Chief Tom Schultz, U.S. Forest Service.” Watch the hearing here. [As prepared for delivery.] Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to begin by thanking our courageous wildland firefighters, especia... Read More »
Today, House Agriculture Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture Ranking Member Andrea Salinas (OR-06) delivered the following opening statement at a subcommittee hearing titled “For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from Chief Tom Schultz, U.S. Forest Service.” Watch the hearing here. [As prepared for delivery.] Thank you, Chairman Newhouse, for convening us today, and thank you to Chief Tom S... Read More »
Today, House Agriculture Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) delivered the following opening statement at a Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development hearing titled “Examining Customer Protections and Market Integrity in Sports Event Prediction Markets.” Watch the hearing here. [As prepared for delivery.] Thank you, Chairman Johnson and Ranking Member Davis, for leadi... Read More »
Today, House Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Ranking Member Don Davis (NC-01) delivered the following opening statement at a subcommittee hearing titled “Examining Customer Protections and Market Integrity in Sports Event Prediction Markets.” Watch the hearing here. [As prepared for delivery.] Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to each of ou... Read More »
In a letter led by Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02), members of the House Agriculture Committee urged the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and USDA to listen to agricultural stakeholders and bipartisan lawmakers on the importance of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The letter follows President Trump’s decision not to renew the trade agreement, which fosters billions of d... Read More »
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) released the following statement after the Trump administration announced it would not renew the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). “Last month, stakeholders representing American agriculture testified before the House Agriculture Committee about the continued importance of the USMCA. Their message was loud and clea... Read More »
Today, House Agriculture Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture Ranking Member Andrea Salinas (OR-06) delivered the following opening statement at a subcommittee hearing titled “Reviewing Partnerships to Enhance Management of the National Forest System.” Watch the hearing here. [As prepared for delivery.] Thank you, Chairman Newhouse, for convening us today, and thank you to our witnesses for m... Read More »
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) delivered the following opening statement at a full committee hearing entitled "To Review the Implementation of Farm Safety Net, Disaster, and Conservation Programs." Watch the hearing here. [As prepared for delivery.] One year ago, Republicans forced the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill through Congress. It gave handouts to Elo... Read More »
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) delivered the following closing statement at a full committee hearing entitled "To Review the Implementation of Farm Safety Net, Disaster, and Conservation Programs." Watch the hearing here. [As prepared for delivery.] Thank you, undersecretary, for being here today. USDA has the potential to play an important role in American a... Read More »
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) released the following statement after Senate Agriculture Chair John Boozman (R-AR) unveiled his farm bill draft. “Unsurprisingly, the Senate Republicans’ farm bill falls far short of meeting the needs of family farmers and working people. Trump’s inflationary tariffs, trade wars and war with Iran have made life more expensive f... Read More »
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) delivered the following opening statement at a full committee hearing entitled "Agricultural Perspectives on the Future of the USMCA". Watch the hearing here. [As prepared for delivery.] Good morning and thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you to our witnesses for your testimony today. I look forward to hearing from you about the... Read More »
