Minority News

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, in a Committee hearing on the Agricultural Economy, raised concerns from farmers about the impact of the Administration’s proposed tariffs on Canada and Mexico. In response to Klobuchar’s questioning, National Farmers...

WASHINGTON – (Saturday, Feb. 2, 2025) – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, released the following statement on President Trump announcing tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China.“These tariffs will only make it harder for American families to put food on the table and...

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, today delivered the following opening statement at the hearing to consider the nomination of Brooke Rollins to be Secretary of Agriculture. A rough transcript of Klobuchar’s full opening statement is available below and a...

Washington – Today, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow and House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Office of Management and Budget, requesting at least $1 billion in additional support for domestic specialty crop producers via the...

WASHINGTON (Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024) – Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, Monday released the following statement on Farm Bill and agriculture provisions in the Continuing Resolution.   “I am so pleased that we were able to secure much needed economic and natural disaster...

WASHINGTON – Senate Committee Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow and House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott released the following statement in response to ongoing negotiations regarding the farm bill extension and delivering economic assistance to America’s farmers. “For weeks, congressional Democrats...

WASHINGTON (Monday, Dec. 9, 2024) – Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, Monday applauded the rollout of the Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC) program. The new program will provide $2 billion to support the competitiveness of U.S. specialty crop growers as they manage...

WASHINGTON  – U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) Monday introduced the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act. The bill includes $39 billion in new resources to keep farmers farming, families fed, and rural communities strong.  Watch the video of her full remarks below:

Chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, Tuesday announced $2 billion to support the competitiveness of U.S. specialty crop growers. Stabenow said: “Specialty crops represent almost half of the cash receipts in agriculture across our country, and it’s not easy to grow fruits and vegetables. Specialty crop producers...

WASHINGTON (Monday, Nov. 18, 2024) – U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) Monday introduced the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act. The bill includes $39 billion in new resources to keep farmers farming, families fed, and rural communities strong.   Chairwoman Stabenow said: “The...

WASHINGTON (Monday, Nov. 18, 2024) – U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, Monday spoke on the Senate floor to introduce the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act. Chairwoman Stabenow’s remarks as prepared for delivery are available below: For more than 2 years, I have been...

Friday, Oct. 25, 2024 – Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, Friday applauded a historic $1.5 billion investment in conservation projects through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). The funding, championed by Stabenow, was made available through the Farm Bill and...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, Tuesday applauded a $1.7 billion investment in American farmers through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s authorities under the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Charter Act. The funding will be used to purchase locally...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, Monday called for emergency assistance for farmers, ranchers, and rural communities who suffered devastating losses in the wake of Hurricane Helene.   “This was a horrible blow to farmers, ranchers, and rural communities across...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and John Boozman (R-AR), Co-Chairs of the Senate 4-H Caucus, Thursday applauded the adoption of their resolution designating October 7 through October 12 as “National 4-H Week.”  Stabenow said: “As a former 4-H’er myself, I know that 4-H prepares young people to thrive in their communities and be...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member, today announced that the Committee will hold a hearing to consider the nominations of Marcus D. Graham of Tennessee to be a member of the Farm Credit Administration Board and...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member, today announced that the Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research will hold a hearing titled “Keeping Kids Learning in the National School...

WASHINGTON (Friday, Sept. 6, 2024) – This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its Household Food Security in the United States in 2023 report and its 2024 Farm Income Forecast. Stabenow released the following statement: “It’s absolutely unacceptable that food insecurity rates increased for the second year in a row and that farm income...

WASHINGTON – Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Ranking Member John Boozman (R-AR), Tuesday called on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Thomas Vilsack to address supply chain disruptions and inventory shortages impacting the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today applauded the second round of funding under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) new Regional Agriculture Promotion Program (RAPP). Stabenow said: “Farmers have been clear that one of their top priorities is...