WASHINGTON (June 9, 2020) – In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue Tuesday, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota, and Subcommittee Chairs Jim Costa of California, Stacey E. Plaskett of the Virgin Islands and Filemon Vela of Texas relayed concerns with the implementation of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) by the U.S. Department of… Read more »

WASHINGTON (May 22, 2020) - House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight and Department Operations Chair Marcia L. Fudge, Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Chair Jim Costa, and Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Chair Stacey Plaskett formally requested information from Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue Thursday on USDA’s Farmers to… Read more »

Fudge: USDA Ignores Need, Will Crack Down on SNAP Work Rules Anyway Read more »

In a statement Monday, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota, Subcommittee Chairs Filemon Vela of Texas and Jim Costa of California, and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware, called for the investment of $250 billion in testing for coronavirus in the next pandemic legislative aid package, including the prioritization of tests for frontline food and… Read more »

Peterson Leads Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers in Asking for FEMA Help on Livestock Depopulation, Disposal Read more »

House Ag Subcommittee Chairs Fudge, Costa, Plaskett Introduce Legislation to Better Connect Farmers, Food Banks Read more »

WASHINGTON-House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson released the following statement today on the retirement of CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz. “I want to thank Brian for his leadership at the CFTC. His work on the technology advisory committee was especially important as new technologies like cryptocurrency enter the market.” Read more »

WASHINGTON (April 30, 2020) – House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson issued a statement supporting efforts to create local task forces to provide a framework to safely and efficiently reopen meatpacking facilities in a way that protects worker health and safety and begins to reduce the backup of hogs for processing in Minnesota and nationwide. Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota… Read more »

Peterson, Conaway Congratulate USTR’s Bomer Lauritsen on her Retirement Read more »

WASHINGTON- House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Chairman Jim Costa of California released the following statement following President Trump's executive order to keep meat processing plants open: "In carrying out this executive order the Administration must ensure the health and safety of workers and provide all the resources necessary to do so. Our… Read more »