Fudge: USDA Ignores Need, Will Crack Down on SNAP Work Rules Anyway
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In the Absence of Leadership from the White House, Congress Must Lead on Testing
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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… Peterson Leads Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers in Asking for FEMA Help on Livestock Depopulation, Disposal
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Peterson Leads Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers in Asking for FEMA Help on Livestock Depopulation, Disposal House Ag Subcommittee Chairs Fudge, Costa, Plaskett Introduce Legislation to Better Connect Farmers, Food Banks
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House Ag Subcommittee Chairs Fudge, Costa, Plaskett Introduce Legislation to Better Connect Farmers, Food Banks Peterson Statement on Retirement of CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz
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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.” Peterson Statement on Task Force to Protect Worker Safety and Re-Open Meatpacking Facilities
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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… Peterson, Conaway Congratulate USTR’s Bomer Lauritsen on her Retirement
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Peterson, Conaway Congratulate USTR’s Bomer Lauritsen on her Retirement Costa Statement on President Trump's Meat Processing Executive Order
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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… Peterson, Conaway Mark 200th Anniversary of House Agriculture Committee
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Peterson, Conaway Mark 200th Anniversary of House Agriculture Committee Costa Pushes USDA on Inspector Safety
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