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Thompson, Boozman Respond to MAHA Commission Initial Assessment

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WASHINGTON, DC — House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) and Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) issued the following statement after the release of the MAHA Commission initial assessment: “We share President Trump’s vision for a healthier nation; however, we are troubled by the initial findings of the MAHA Commission As...

Chairman Thompson Statement on House Passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

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House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: “The One Big Beautiful Bill Act delivers on the mandate voters gave President Trump and Republicans by stopping tax hikes, reigning in spending, investing in rural America, and restoring integrity to programs like SNAP, and I look forward to...

Industry Stakeholders Praise Ag Committee's Budget Reconciliation Provisions

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Industry leaders, stakeholders, and associations are applauding the Committee on Agriculture's budget reconciliation provisions: “Chairman GT Thompson’s House ag reconciliation bill contains key wins for America’s cattle farmers and ranchers. From boosting disaster recovery programs to strengthening foreign animal disease detection and prevention, this bill protects America’s livestock producers. ...

Chairman Thompson Delivers Ag's Portion of the One Big, Beautiful Bill

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WASHINGTON, DC — House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) issued the following statement after the committee passed its portion of H. Con. Res. 14 Title 2001(b)(1): "Our section of the One Big, Beautiful Bill restores integrity to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, provides relief to farmers, invests in the future of rural America, and prevents the largest tax i...

Chairman Thompson Releases Budget Reconciliation Text

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House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-15) issued the following statement after releasing the committee print to comply with the reconciliation directives included in H. Con. Res. 14 Section 2001(b)(1): “For far too long, the SNAP program has drifted from a bridge to support American households in need to a permanent destination riddled with bureaucratic inefficiencies, mispl...

Thompson, Hill, Johnson, and Steil, Release Digital Asset Market Structure Discussion Draft

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House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-15), House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (AR-02), House Committee on Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Chairman Dusty Johnson (SD-AL), and House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence Chairm...

Chairman Thompson Applauds Forest Service Reforms

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WASHINGTON, DC — House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-15) issued the following statement after U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced sweeping reforms to protect National Forests and bolster domestic timber production: “National forests are in crisis, and I applaud Secretary Rollins for taking decisive action to cut red tape, reduce wildfire risk, and expand...

House GOP Leadership and Committee Chairs Issue Joint Statement on Budget Reconciliation

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Speaker Johnson, Leader Scalise, Whip Emmer, and Chairwoman McClain released the following joint statement alongside the Chairmen of the House Committees with jurisdiction in the budget reconciliation process: Thompson, Rogers, Arrington, Guthrie, Walberg, Hill, Green, Jordan, Westerman, Comer, Graves, and Smith. “House Republicans took the lead and passed a bill to fund the government through the...

Thompson, Boozman Applaud USDA’s Actions to Operate at Increased Line Speeds

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House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) and Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) issued the following statement after USDA’s announcement to allow pork and poultry producers to operate at increased line speeds: “This is great news for American meat and poultry companies that continuously lead food and worker safety standa...

Chairman Thompson Praises USDA's Swift Disbursement of Economic Assistance

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House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-15) issued the following statement after Secretary Brooke Rollins announced USDA would be issuing up to $10 billion directly to agricultural producers through the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) for the 2024 crop year: “Grappling with rising input costs, declining commodity prices, record debt levels, and a lingering agr...