Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) released the following statement regarding the passage of the Republican budget. The legislation, which steals health care coverage and food from millions of Americans to fund tax breaks for the already rich, now heads to the president’s desk to become law.
“Today marks a grave turning point for our… Read more »
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) delivered the following opening statement before the House Rules Committee, as Republicans pushed forward with the Senate's reckless plan to cut nearly $200 billion from food assistance programs to fund tax breaks for wealthy individuals and large corporations. Watch her opening remarks here.
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Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) and stakeholders from the veterans, foster youth and homelessness communities spoke out against Senate Republican efforts to take food away from these vulnerable populations by adding bureaucratic paperwork requirements to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
In a bipartisan deal struck in… Read more »
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) released the following statement regarding the fiscal year 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies funding bill, which was advanced out of the House Appropriations Committee yesterday.
“Rural America is facing a crisis right now, and taking resources away from the Farm Service Agency,… Read more »
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) delivered the following opening statement at a full committee hearing for the purpose of receiving testimony from The Honorable Brooke L. Rollins, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Watch the full hearing here.
[As prepared for delivery.]
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I want to… Read more »
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) delivered the following closing statement at a full committee hearing for the purpose of receiving testimony from the Honorable Brooke L. Rollins, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Watch the full hearing here.
[As prepared for delivery.]
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
There… Read more »
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) delivered the following opening statement at a full committee markup of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 (H.R. 3633). Watch the full markup here.
[As prepared for delivery.]
Last year, an estimated 55 million American adults held or used cryptocurrency for financial… Read more »
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) delivered the following opening statement at a full committee hearing titled “American Innovation and the Future of Digital Assets: From Blueprint to a Functional Framework.” Watch the full hearing here.
[As prepared for delivery.]
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I want to thank the witnesses for… Read more »
Analysis from the non-partisan, independent budget office shows Congressional Republicans’ budget cuts will cause higher grocery costs for millions of Americans each month whose food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will be taken away or reduced. The Congressional Budget Office projects that total cuts to SNAP will total nearly $290 billion in the… Read more »
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) released the following statement after a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled against President Trump’s worldwide tariffs.
“We cannot allow presidents to twist emergency declarations to circumvent the U.S. Constitution, usurp the role of Congress or ignore the courts. I applaud the… Read more »
