Yesterday, House Agriculture Committee Democrats hosted a briefing on the dangers of cutting the nation’s most effective anti-hunger program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), by imposing benefit costs on state governments. Since SNAP was created in its current form 50 years ago, the federal government has paid the full cost of benefits and split administrative… Read more »

House Committee on Agriculture Vice Ranking Member Shontel Brown (OH-11) was joined by Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) on a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins expressing deep concern regarding the Trump administration’s decision to stop $500 million in Commodity Credit Corporation funding for food banks allocated through The Emergency Food Assistance… Read more »

Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) cautioned the Trump administration against charging Chinese-built or -operated ships $1 million to access U.S. ports. "At a time when the price of inputs is already high, this port fee will be another added cost to family farmers – making their already tight margins even tighter. The… Read more »

Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) criticized the USDA’s decision to stop $500 million in funding meant for food banks nationwide when hunger and demand are increasing. “People are struggling with grocery costs, and the decision to prevent $500 million worth of food from reaching local communities is reckless. This comes on the heels of USDA… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Today, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Jahana Hayes (CT-05) was joined by Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) and all House Committee on Agriculture Democrats in a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson (LA-04) and Ag Committee Chairman “GT” Thompson (PA-15) expressing serious concerns about the future of a… Read more »

Today, Ranking Member Angie Craig (D-MN-02) led Democratic Members of the House Agriculture Committee in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, expressing concerns over the Trump administration’s whiplash tariffs which have seeded uncertainty and chaos throughout the agricultural sector. “Right now, across the country, many farmers are beginning to calve… Read more »

EAGAN, MN – Congresswoman Angie Craig (D-MN-02), ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, are pressing the Administration for answers following actions — including a stop work order — that halted delivery and distribution of hundreds of millions… Read more »

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 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 »