Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott and Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Office of Management and Budget, requesting at least $1 billion in additional support for domestic specialty crop producers via the Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC) program. “From... Read More »
House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott and Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow released the following statement in response to ongoing negotiations regarding the farm bill extension and delivering economic assistance to America’s farmers. “For weeks, congressional Democrats have provided a pathway to a farm bill extension that will de... Read More »
House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott today responded to an effort by the far-right House Freedom Caucus to deny disaster aid to farm families struggling with the fallout from Hurricanes Helene and Milton. “The House Freedom Caucus’s eleventh-hour attempt to derail much-needed disaster assistance for Georgia’s rural communities is disheartening. With only days left in this Congres... Read More »
House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott today released the below statement following threats made by President-elect Donald Trump to levy 25 percent tariffs on goods imported from Canada and Mexico and 10 percent tariffs on goods imported from China. “As American families prepare to gather for Thanksgiving dinner, President-elect Trump plans to drive up food prices by instituting re... Read More »
House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott today released the following statement regarding the Biden Administration’s request for $24 billion to assist rural communities impacted by the deadly Hurricanes Helene and Milton and other disasters. The money would provide help to farmers who experienced crop or livestock losses, repair rural infrastructure, remove debris from impacted commu... Read More »
House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott today released the following statement regarding the establishment and launch of the Southern Farmer Financial Association (SFFA) by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). “Any farmer will tell you that farming requires a large amount of capital to keep an operation going. Due to inequitable access to capital, many farmers have not been al... Read More »
House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture Ranking Member Jahana Hayes delivered the following opening statement at today's joint subcommittee hearing entitled "Severe Food Distribution Shortages in Tribal and Elderly Communities." Watch the full hearing here. [As prepared for delivery] Thank you and thank you to our witnesses for testifying today. The delay... Read More »
WASHINGTON – House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott delivered the following opening statement at today's joint subcommittee hearing entitled "Severe Food Distribution Shortages in Tribal and Elderly Communities." Watch the full hearing here. [As prepared for delivery] Thank you, Chairman Harris. I’m very concerned, about how, the supply chain disruptions, caused by the program con... Read More »
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott published an op-ed titled "As SNAP Turns 60, Congress Debates Its Future" in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Read it online or below. Come September, members of Congress will return to Washington after the long August recess to debate the future of America’s safety net. The future of our nation’s most effective anti-poverty tool, the ... Read More »
House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott today released the following statement regarding the departure of Rod Snyder as the Senior Advisor for Agriculture to the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). “For nearly two decades, Rod Snyder has kept the farmer’s voice at the table. Whether as the head of Field to Market or at the National Corn Growers Associati... Read More »
House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott today released the following statement after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released the score of the Republicans’ partisan 2024 Farm Bill. CBO calculated that the Republican bill includes nearly $33 billion in deficit spending. “I want to thank the CBO analysts and staff for their hard work over the last two years. The CBO ... Read More »
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott made the following statement after the Biden-Harris Administration announced it has issued payments to eligible applicants under the Inflation Reduction Act’s Discrimination Financial Assistance Program (DFAP), which aims to provide financial assistance to farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners who experienced discrimination prior to ... Read More »
House Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Ranking Member Dr. Yadira Caraveo delivered the following statement at today's hearing entitled “Reauthorizing the CFTC: Stakeholder Perspectives.” Watch the full hearing here. [As prepared for delivery] Thank you, Chairman Johnson, for working together to convene this timely and important hearing. After exa... Read More »
House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott today criticized Speaker Mike Johnson for abandoning the appropriations process and dismissing the House for the August recess ahead of schedule. “By sending the House into recess early, Speaker Johnson once again proves that his dysfunctional Republican Leadership is the biggest obstacle to passing a truly bipartisan farm bill. “Chairman Thom... Read More »
House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott today delivered the following statement at a full Committee hearing regarding the financial conditions in farm country. Watch the full hearing here. [As prepared for delivery] Our hearing today is focused on farm financial conditions, the well-being of farmers, and the health of our rural communities. Over the past few years, we have heard the... Read More »
