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Ranking Member Angie Craig, Ag Democrats Urge Restraint in USDA Mass Layoffs

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Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) led fellow Agriculture Committee Democrats on a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins expressing deep concern regarding the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) anticipated Reduction in Force (RIF). The letter comes after months of chaos and discord at USDA have sowed confusion…

House Agriculture Democrats Hold Briefing on Imposing SNAP Food Benefit Costs on States

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Yesterday, House Agriculture Committee Democrats hosted a briefing on the dangers of cutting the nation’s most effective anti-hunger program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), by imposing benefit costs on state governments. Since SNAP was created in its current form 50 years ago, the federal government has paid the full cost of benefits and split administrative…

Craig, Boyle, Pallone, Casar, Schneider, Correa Lead Fight Against Draconian Republican Cuts to SNAP and Medicaid

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Ranking Member Angie Craig of Minnesota smiles in her official portrait.

As Republicans push a far-right budget that hands $7 trillion in giveaways to billionaires and big corporations, leading Democrats introduced legislation to block the extreme and unprecedented cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid in the Republican budget.  The Hands Off Medicaid and SNAP Act is led in the House by…

Davis Opening Statement at Blockchain Technology Hearing

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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 hearing titled “American Innovation and the Future of Digital Assets: On-Chain Tools for an Off-Chain World.” Watch the full hearing here. Good afternoon. I thank our subcommittee chair,…

Ranking Member Angie Craig Opening Statement at SNAP Hearing

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Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) delivered the following opening statement at a full committee hearing titled "The Power of Work: Expanding Opportunity through SNAP." Watch the full hearing here. Thank you, Chairman Thompson. This hearing is coming at an important moment for the American people. This Committee has been asked to…

Brown Leads Letter with Craig to USDA Expressing Concern on Emergency Food Assistance Cuts

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House Committee on Agriculture Vice Ranking Member Shontel Brown (OH-11) was joined by Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) on a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins expressing deep concern regarding the Trump administration’s decision to stop $500 million in Commodity Credit Corporation funding for food banks allocated through The Emergency Food Assistance…

Ranking Member Angie Craig Statement on Trump’s World Trade War

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Ranking Member Angie Craig of Minnesota smiles in her official portrait.

Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) released the following statement on President Trump’s decision to risk a world trade war by levying new import taxes on a broad swath of goods.  “By declaring a worldwide trade war, the Administration is hurting American farmers, workers and consumers. Increasing input costs, shutting farmers out of…

Ranking Member Angie Craig Warns Against Imposing Steep Fees on Vessels Carrying Agricultural Shipments

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Ranking Member Angie Craig of Minnesota smiles in her official portrait.

Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) cautioned the Trump administration against charging Chinese-built or -operated ships $1 million to access U.S. ports. "At a time when the price of inputs is already high, this port fee will be another added cost to family farmers – making their already tight margins even tighter. The…

Ranking Member Angie Craig, Cammack Introduce National Women in Agriculture Day Resolution

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Ranking Member Angie Craig of Minnesota smiles in her official portrait.

Today, House Agriculture Ranking Member Angie Craig (D-MN-02) led a bipartisan, bicameral effort to designate today, March 27th, as National Women in Agriculture Day. “As the first woman to serve as ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee in its 205-year history, I take particular pride in introducing this year’s National Women in Agriculture Day resolution. From the…

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