Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott released the following statement on the passing of Bill Northey: "American agriculture has suffered a tremendous loss with the passing of former USDA Under Secretary Bill Northey. Bill's service as an advocate stemmed from his leadership in commodity circles to his time as Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and… Read more »

Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott released the following statement as the first session of the 118th Congress wraps up. “When Mike Johnson was elected speaker, he indicated he wanted to pass the farm bill in December and begin negotiating with the Senate ‘as soon as possible.’ Today,… Read more »

House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott and Chairman GT Thompson released the below statement regarding a report published today by the second USMCA dispute panel on Canada's dairy tariff-rate quota (TRQ) allocation policies. “We are disappointed in today’s announcement and the decision of the dispute panel. It is critical the U.S. encourage and… Read more »

 The four leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees released the following statement on a farm bill extension: “As negotiations on funding the government progress, we were able to come together to avoid a lapse in funding for critical agricultural programs and provide certainty to producers. This extension is in no way a substitute for passing a 5-year… Read more »

Ranking Member David Scott emphasized the importance of passing a five-year reauthorization of the farm bill while also stressing the need for farmers and ranchers not to be hung out to dry without an extension of current farm bill programs. … Read more »

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House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott today released the below statement in response to the House Republican budget resolution that would make devastating cuts to programs that support America’s agricultural sector and low-income families. “Today’s Republican budget resolution is stale, shortsighted, ineffective, and irresponsible. Unfortunately, this is what… Read more »

Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott (D-GA-13) led Agriculture Committee Democrats in a letter to Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA-20), signed by every Democratic Member of the Committee, regarding continued proposals by members of the House Republican leadership to take food away from hungry Americans by weakening SNAP, the nation's most effective… Read more »

House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott released the below statement in response to reports that senior Members of the House Republican Leadership are continuing their attacks on SNAP, our nation’s most effective anti-hunger program. "Even as a bipartisan delegation of the House Agriculture Committee held a farm bill listening session in Maine, senior House… Read more »

House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott today delivered the following statement at a full Committee markup of the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 4763), a crypto currency bill. Watch the full hearing here. [As prepared for delivery] I want to thank the Chairman for taking on such a complex and volatile market and… Read more »