Following the publication of a requested report on foreign ownership and investment in U.S. farmland by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson and House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer issued the following statement: “Growing foreign ownership of U.S. farmland, particularly by China, poses a direct thre... Read more »
Following the publication of a one-sided report on the federal crop insurance program by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson issued the following statement: “The recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on crop insurance isn’t worth the paper it is printed on. GAO uses inconsistent performance metrics to make an apples... Read more »
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson and Ranking Member David Scott today released the following statement after the USMCA dispute settlement panel issued its finding regarding Canada’s dairy tariff-rate quota (TRQ) allocation measures in favor of Canada: “We are disappointed in today’s announcement and the decision of the dispute panel. It is critical the U.S. encourage and en... Read more »
The four leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees released the following statement on a Farm Bill extension: “As negotiations on funding the government progress, we were able to come together to avoid a lapse in funding for critical agricultural programs and provide certainty to producers. This extension is in no way a substitute for passing a 5-year Farm Bill and we remain committed... Read more »
Today, co-chairs of the Agricultural Labor Working Group, Reps. Rick Crawford (AR-01) and Don Davis (NC-01), released an interim report on the activities of the Working Group and the issues identified from a series of roundtables conducted over the past four months. “I’m proud to release the Ag Labor Working Group’s interim report which lists our initial findings after months of talking and meetin... Read more »
Following the Eight Circuit ruling in favor of growers in the Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association et al. v. Regan case, Glenn “GT” Thompson, Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, issued the following statement: “The Biden Administration put political science before sound science to curry favor with activist groups when issuing a final rule to revoke all tolerances for chlorpyr... Read more »
Following the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of the Army's announced final rule amending the on Waters of the United States (WOTUS), Glenn "GT" Thompson, Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, issued the following statement: "America’s farmers, ranchers, and landowners have come under regulatory assault from the Biden Administration. The Supreme Court r... Read more »
Today, Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15), Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, and French Hill (AR-02), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion, and Dusty Johnson (SD-AL), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development, introduced H.R. 4763, the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act. Ad... Read more »
Today, the Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15), and the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), issued the following statement regarding the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York’s ruling in SEC v. Ripple Labs Inc. et al. and the need for legislative clarity in the digital asset ecosystem to prevent furthe... Read more »
Following the release of U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) fiscal year 2022 payment error rates for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson, Ranking Member David Scott, Senator John Boozman, and Senator Debbie Stabenow issued the following statement: "The pandemic caused new challenges for USDA and states alike, who ... Read more »
