Last week Southwest Washington’s Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Colorado’s Joe Neguse introduced the Freedom for Agricultural Repair and Maintenance Act, better known as the FARM Act.
On Monday, southwest Washington’s Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and North Carolina’s David Rouzer introduced the bipartisan Jobs in the Woods Act. The legislation looks to connect young people with careers and training in forestry.
Southwest Washington’s Marie Gluesenkamp Perez says last week’s legislation failed to meet the current needs of the ag industry, while cutting FSA staffing and more.
On Thursday, southwest Washington Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, along with California Republican Young Kim, introduced the bipartisan Research for Healthy Soils Act to research the impact of microplastics and harmful PFAS chemicals on biosolids.
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Earlier this month, Southwest Washington’s Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Mississippi Representative Michael Guest introduced bipartisan legislation to permanently authorize the Office of Rural Health within the CDC, ensuring the office remains in place through future presidential administrations. The...