House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) delivered the following opening statement at today's full committee hearing, “CFTC Reauthorization: Stakeholder Perspectives.” Remarks as prepared: Good morning, and welcome to our full committee hearing on reauthorizing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Thank you to our panel of witnesses for making the time to be ... Read more »
House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) delivered the following opening statement at today's full committee hearing, “Member Day.” Remarks as prepared: Good morning, and welcome to the House Committee on Agriculture’s Member Day hearing. I appreciate my colleagues taking some time to share their priorities, perspectives, and feedback. Over the past year, our country has... Read more »
House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) and House Agriculture Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) released the following statement on the advancement of the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025: "Today’s bipartisan passage of the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act delivers long-overdue certainty for rural communities... Read more »
House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump announced an economic assistance package for American producers: "I commend President Trump for standing by our hardworking producers who continue to struggle with distorted global markets and record-high production costs—legacies of the Biden Administration. The cri... Read more »
The ability to plan long term is imperative to the success of every business. Thanks to generational investments in the farm safety net, the agriculture provisions in republican-passed H.R. 1 finally provide America’s producers with a safety net that allows them to make long-term production decisions with confidence. These targeted updates include a $54 billion modernization of ARC and PLC to refl... Read more »
House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced their proposed rule clarifying the definition of "waters of the United States" and fully implementing the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency: "For too long, WOTUS allowe... Read more »
House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15), House Agriculture Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee Chairman Brad Finstad (MN-01), House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (OK-04), and House Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee Chairman Andy Harris (MD-01) released a statement on how continued Democrat obstruction in reopening the federal government has... Read more »
House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) released the following statement after Democrats voted to shut down the government indefinitely: "By voting to shut down the government, Democrats put critical USDA services in jeopardy. These political games harm rural America through disruptions to farm payments, disaster relief, food assistance, and other critical services. Per... Read more »
House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump stated he would use some of the money generated from tariffs to support America's hardworking producers: "Years of Biden’s broken promises, from failing to enforce the Phase 1 agreement to letting inflation run wild while foreign governments use our farmers as pawns,... Read more »
House Committee on Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Chairman Dusty Johnson (SD-At Large) delivered the following opening statement at today's subcommittee hearing, “USDA’s Rural Development: Delivering Vital Programs and Services to Rural America.” Remarks as prepared: Today, we will hear from rural leaders and former USDA Rural Development offic... Read more »
