🚨The Republican's partisan #FarmBill text would make the largest cut to SNAP in nearly 30 years.🚨
Weakening our ability to feed the most vulnerable members of our communities is shortsighted and wrong.
Read Ranking Member @RepDavidScott's statement: democrats-agriculture.house.gov/news/documents…
SNAP has been a red line for House Agriculture Committee Democrats since we began negotiating the #FarmBill over two years ago.
The latest Republican ploy is to cut nearly $30 billion in future SNAP benefits through changes to the Thrifty Food Plan.
I reject this proposal outright. #DefendSNAP
Stop by Food Research & Action Center advocacy table WSCAH Rocks the Block party on 86 St today! Urge #Congress to strengthen/protect #SNAP in #FarmBill . Hakeem Jeffries Chuck Schumer Kirsten Gillibrand Food Bank For New York City NYC Mayor's Office of Food Policy Rep. Marc Molinaro Feeding NYS NYS Food Policy
Yesterday I met with my Agriculture Advisory Council, comprised of strong leaders for #Ohio 's #agriculture industry.
As House Committee on Agriculture gets ready to mark up the #FarmBill , these experts have helped me keep Ohio’s interests front & center!
Making it official with my hemp pen!🖋️ Proud to have served as conferee on #FarmBill & to fight for #Kentucky priorities. With today's signature, my provision to legalize industrial #hemp is 1 step closer to reality. Looking forward to voting YES on this bill & sending to President Biden
Thank you Senator John Boozman and Sen. James Lankford for holding today’s #FarmBill roundtable.
CoBank, Farm Credit of Western Oklahoma and Oklahoma AgCredit joined Senate Ag Committee Republicans in📍Oklahoma City to advocate for our nation’s producers and discuss issues impacting our rural communities.