WASHINGTON (July 13, 2021) – House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott of Georgia issued the following statement in response to the USDA’s Announcement on Providing Pandemic Assistance to Livestock Producers for Animal Losses:

“I applaud the USDA for making assistance  available to livestock and poultry producers who were impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Chairman David Scott. “The Agriculture Committees provided this assistance in a bipartisan manner in December as supporting these producers was a priority, and I am pleased to see that, starting next week, assistance will finally begin to arrive.”

“I also appreciate Secretary Vilsack’s roll out of assistance from the American Rescue Plan last week to strengthen and protect American meat and poultry supply chains, and I look forward to collaborating alongside Secretary Vilsack on ways in which we can continue to support these producers as they recover from the pandemic,” Chairman David Scott continued.