In a letter led by Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02), members of the House Agriculture Committee urged the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and USDA to listen to agricultural stakeholders and bipartisan lawmakers on the importance of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
The letter follows President Trump’s decision not to… Read more »
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) released the following statement after the Trump administration announced it would not renew the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
“Last month, stakeholders representing American agriculture testified before the House Agriculture Committee about the continued importance of the USMCA. Their message was… Read more »
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to block President Trump from using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to levy tariffs.
“Tariffs have wreaked havoc on the American economy by driving up the price… Read more »
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) released the below statement following a vote to end Trump’s tariffs on Canada, which House Republicans have for months blocked in their support of the president’s trade war which has increased costs on hardworking Americans and family farmers. Last month, Ranking Member Craig and fellow… Read more »
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) introduced the Farm and Family Relief Act alongside fellow U.S. Representatives Shontel Brown (OH-11), David Scott (GA-13), Jim Costa (CA-21), Alma Adams (NC-12), Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Jill Tokuda (HI-02), Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Eric… Read more »
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) and fellow Agriculture Democrats hosted a roundtable featuring Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) stakeholders from the state and county level. Watch the roundtable here.
Panelists included Joy Bivens, the Deputy County Administrator of Health and Human Services for Franklin County, Ohio; Larry Braasch,… Read more »
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) unveiled the framework of the Farm and Family Relief Act with Democratic members of the House Agriculture Committee at a press conference on Capitol Hill. Watch the press conference here.
The Farm and Family Relief Act is a response to President Trump’s crushing tariffs and massive unfunded mandate… Read more »
House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02), Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) and Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) led a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, seeking clarification over inconsistencies in public statements made by several Trump officials regarding the details of the alleged soybean trade deal with… Read more »
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) released the following statement regarding the Trump administration’s announced $11 billion farm aid plan.
“Despite the administration’s repeated denials, farmers know that they experienced billions of dollars in losses for this past crop year thanks to the Trump administration’s crushing tariffs and trade… Read more »
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) released the following statement responding to threats made by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins at a cabinet meeting.
The secretary threatened to withhold federal funding from states that refused the Trump administration’s illegal demand for access to the sensitive personal information of… Read more »
