A member of the House Agriculture Committee says the coronavirus pandemic has made clear the U.S. needs a reliable, high quality, responsive, and resilient food supply chain. Minnesota Democrat Angie Craig hosted a virtual discussion with farmers, processors, and manufacturers Wednesday, and pledged to share their feedback with Congress.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is asking the USDA to address some implementation issues in the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.
The Environmental Working Group, a consumer watchdog organization, raised yet another problem endemic to many subsidy programs: The biggest farms receive most of the money. ... Representative Angie Craig, a Minnesota Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee, said such examples boded ill for the coronavirus relief program. “Wealthy farmers and those who aren’t really engaged in farming get a big check,” she said, “while my farmers, who have dirt under their fingernails, get small checks or nothing.”
Reps. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., and Angie Craig, D-Minn., introduced H.R. 7108, the Pandemic Authority Suitable To Utilize Reserve Easements (PASTURE) Act, bipartisan legislation amending the Food Security Act of 1985 to allow for grazing on Conservation Reserve Program land during the coronavirus pandemic.
The committee has over 30 members, including most of Congress’ LGBTQ delegation: Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and Reps. David Cicilline, D-R.I., Angie Craig, D-Minn., Sharice Davids, D-Kan., Sean Patrick Maloney, D-N.Y., Chris Pappas, D-N.H., and Mark Takano, D-Calif., are all members.
The latest, and hopefully most successful, initiative to at last increase truck-parking capacity is the bipartisan bill known as the Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act. The bill, H.R. 6104, is the work of House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee members Reps. Mike Bost (R-IL) and Angie Craig (D-MN). The bill would dedicate $755 million over five years to increase truck-parking spaces so truck drivers can safely comply with hours-of-service regulations.
U.S. Reps. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) and Angie Craig (D-MN) have introduced the "Small Packer Overtime and Holiday Fee Relief COVID-19 Act" to provide assistance for small plants working overtime as a result of COVID-19.
By supporting Medicare Advantage in Minnesota, Representatives Dean Phillips and Angie Craig continue to bolster important resources that support our aging population, especially during the coronavirus outbreak. I hope all of our lawmakers will follow their lead and protect aging Minnesotans by ensuring this program is secure as we navigate these troubling times, together.
Representative Angie Craig spoke with Jeff Johnson this afternoon regarding the PPP Flexibility Act which passed the House today.
While many members of the House and Senate took advantage of the break in April for some rest, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, D-Eagan, has been holding energetic, virtual town hall meetings and met by teleconference with other constituents about pressing concerns.