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.… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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,… 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… 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… 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… 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… Read more »