House Democrats

Earlier this month, Washington representative Kim Schrier was named Chair of the New Democrat Coalition’s Farm Bill Take Force.  She says she’s very honored to represent her district as well as the New Dems in this way.   “ Pro growin...

Lawmakers continue to prepare to craft the 2023 Farm Bill. Pennsylvania Congressman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, Ranking Member of the House Ag Committee, said during listening sessions he’s conducted nationwide, the importance of crop insurance remains top of mind for farmers and ag groups. He noted that c ...

According to the Hagstrom Report, the Democrats’ budget reconciliation bill will contain language to address the court cases brought against a program to provide debt relief directed to minority farmers. Senate Ag Chair Debbie Stabenow made that known after a committee business meeting last week. W... Read More ...

Tens of billions of dollars for agriculture hangs in the balance as lawmakers in Washington D.C. fight over the size, scope and timing of key bills intended to keep the government funded as well as expand the size of federal programs. Fights between the parties and among Democrats stand in the way of $65 billion for rural broadband, $10 billion for Ag disaster aid, and many billions more for road

House Democrats included billions for Ag disaster aid in their stop-gap government funding bill that passed on a party-line vote Wednesday, but that now faces a Senate GOP filibuster over its debt limit hike. The stop-gap spending bill would prevent a government shutdown October 1st, despite the inclusion of billions of dollars for farm country and other disasters ...

On Monday, House Ag Committee Democrats approved an incomplete spending package as part of the Build Back Better Act. The legislation will be added with sections approved by other committees to be compiled by the House Budget Committee later this month ...

Farm groups are calling for bipartisanship after a bitterly fought election that’s still being contested. American Farm Bureau Federation, Executive Vice President Dale Moore said between the next Congress and administration, getting any kind of legislation passed will be a challenge. “ ...

Dale Moore, Executive Vice President for the American Farm Bureau Federation said he’s not taking sides when it comes to the newly elected Congress. But he went on to say the AFBF will continue to fight policies that harm agriculture. He ...

Hopes a COVID-19 stimulus package can be completed before the November election are increasing. With President Trump and many staffers in the White House testing positive for the virus over the last week, Trump has indicated support for a new stimulus package ...

House Democrats are wrapping up a two-day trip to Mexico to discuss the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.  Led by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, the visit comes as the Democratic Working Group on NAFTA 2.0 “continues to engage in productive discussions with the U.S. Trade R...