House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture Ranking Member Jahana Hayes delivered the following opening statement at today's joint subcommittee hearing entitled "Severe Food Distribution Shortages in Tribal and Elderly Communities." Watch the full hearing here. [As prepared for delivery] Thank you and thank you to our witnesses for… Read more »

WASHINGTON – House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott delivered the following opening statement at today's joint subcommittee hearing entitled "Severe Food Distribution Shortages in Tribal and Elderly Communities." Watch the full hearing here. [As prepared for delivery] Thank you,… Read more »

Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott published an op-ed titled "As SNAP Turns 60, Congress Debates Its Future" in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Read it online or below. Come September, members of Congress will return to Washington after the long August recess to debate the future of America’s safety net. The future of our… Read more »

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WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations Chairwoman Jahana Hayes delivered the following statement at today's hearing titled "A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Title XII – Department Operations and Outreach" [As prepared for delivery] Thank you to the Undersecretary and to the Administrator for joining today’s… Read more »

Thursday, September 29, 2022 – 9:30 AM ET Hybrid Hearing – 1300 Longworth and via Zoom Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations RE: “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Title XII – Department Operations and Outreach” A live stream of the hearing will be available on YouTube. All additional information on this hearing can be found here. **NOTE: **House… Read more »

WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations Chairwoman Jahana Hayes delivered the following statement at today's hearing titled "A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Stakeholder Perspectives on SNAP" [As prepared for delivery] Good morning and welcome to today’s hearing, “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Stakeholder… Read more »

WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations Chairwoman Jahana Hayes delivered the following statement at today's hearing titled "Review of the Office of the Inspector General Report on ‘USDA Oversight of Civil Rights Complaints’" [As prepared for delivery] Thank you to the Inspector General, accompanied by the Assistant… Read more »

Tuesday, February 15, 2022 – 12:00 PM ET Virtual Hearing Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations RE: “Review of the Office of the Inspector General Report on ‘USDA Oversight of Civil Rights Complaints’” A live stream of the hearing will be available on YouTube. All additional information on this event can be found here. Read more »

WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations Chair Jahana Hayes delivered the following statement at today's hearing titled "Review of USDA Nutrition Distribution Programs" [As prepared for delivery] Thank you to each of our witnesses for joining us today. I appreciate you taking time out of your schedules to… Read more »