Today, House Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (D-MN-02) released the following statement regarding the Honorable Brooke Rollins’ Senate confirmation as the Secretary of Agriculture.
“I congratulate Secretary Rollins on her confirmation. Secretary Rollins begins her new role at a critical time for American agriculture. Family farmers are struggling with high input costs and low… Read more »
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig announced subcommittee vice ranking members for the committee.
“Today, I am pleased to announce the vice ranking members of our subcommittees. I look forward to working with them to work toward getting a farm bill that boosts our rural communities and creates opportunities in farm country and beyond.”
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Today, House Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (D-MN-02) released the following statement in response to the House Republicans’ budget resolution which appears to call for $230 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
“A bipartisan farm bill has always been a coalition between the farmers who produce the food and Americans who need a helping… Read more »
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig delivered the following opening statement at today's full committee hearing titled "Examining the Economic Crisis in Farm Country." Watch the full meeting here.
Thank you, Chairman Thompson for organizing this extremely timely hearing on the economic crisis in farm country. Thank you to my colleagues on… Read more »
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (D-MN-02), Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME-01) and House Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee Ranking Member Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-02) demanded answers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) over the Trump administration’s illegal federal funding freeze – which is already causing significant harm to… Read more »
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig released the following statement regarding the unelected billionaire Elon Musk’s barrage of attacks on the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
“U.S.-run international food assistance programs provide critical business for American farmers and the entire agricultural supply chain. There are currently… Read more »
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig released the following statement in response to President Trump’s decision to place across-the-board 25 percent tariffs on products imported from Canada and Mexico, and 10 percent tariffs on Canadian energy products.
“No one wins in a trade war. The last time President Trump started a trade war, costs went up for… Read more »
Today, House Agriculture Ranking Member Angie Craig released the following statement in response to a poorly written and vague memo from the Office of Management and Budget declaring that federal loan and grant programs must cease operations by 5 PM EST on January 28, 2025.
“I am hearing questions and concerns from across the farm bill coalition. People want to know if farm… Read more »
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s firing of inspectors general of at least a dozen federal agencies:
“This midnight purge of inspector generals, including at the USDA, is alarming and unprecedented. While the president has the right to replace inspector generals, the late-night… Read more »
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig joined House Committee Ranking Members in a letter to President Donald Trump condemning his attempted late-night purge of at least 12 independent inspectors general, which appears to have violated federal law designed to protect their work from political interference and intimidation.
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