Remarks as prepared for delivery: Thank you, Chairman Scott, for convening this important hearing to discuss Farm Bill dairy provisions. Agriculture is the number one industry in Pennsylvania and dairy is our most valuable commodity. Our dairy producers have a huge impact on the economy of our commonwealth, especially in the rural communities and townships I am honored to represent. I am a descend... Read more »
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 7606, the so-called Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act, a legislative package that falls woefully short in addressing the ongoing supply chain and inflationary crises hammering America’s farm families and consumers. Prior to the House passage of H.R. 7606, Republican Leader of the House Agriculture Committee, Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson, delivered the f... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the House Agriculture Committee, Glenn "GT" Thompson, introduced H.R. 8069, the Reducing Farm Input Costs and Barriers to Domestic Production Act. The bill requires the Biden Administration to reverse its regulatory barriers to domestic agriculture production and provide immediate relief to families across the country. Congressman Thompson was joined by more than 20 ori... Read more »
Remarks as prepared for delivery: Good morning and thank you Chairman Scott. Whenever I discuss climate solutions, I have four guiding principles that I keep in mind. First and foremost, climate policies need to benefit producers by helping them increase production and profitability. Second, you cannot have a healthier environment without a healthier economy. And vice versa. Next, whatever we do s... Read more »
Remarks as prepared for delivery: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and good morning to our witnesses. Thank you for sharing your time and expertise. First, I want to remind the Committee we are—again—battling record levels of inflation. Consumer prices rose 8.6 percent in the 12 months ending in May, climbing at the quickest pace since the Carter Administration. This Administration and my colleagues must ... Read more »
Today, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and House Agriculture Committee Republican Leader Glenn "GT" Thompson sent a solutions-focused letter to President Joe Biden calling on the Administration to reverse overly burdensome regulations and policy barriers to U.S. agriculture production that have caused needless uncertainty for farmers, ranchers, and working families. The letter to the Presiden... Read more »
Remarks as prepared for delivery: Thank you, Chair Bustos and thank you to the four esteemed economists that are joining us today to share their perspectives on the state of the agricultural economy and the performance of the farm safety net and risk management tools in the farm bill. We all know that those involved in production agriculture are accustomed to risk, but between weather, global even... Read more »
House Agriculture Committee Republican Leader Glenn "GT" Thompson issued the statement below following House Democrats’ introduction of the so-called Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act: "Let’s be clear, this bill is a charade that does nothing to lower the food and fuel costs currently hammering American families, consumers, and producers. Our nation is facing dire circumstances in large part due to th... Read more »
Remarks as prepared for delivery: Thank you, Madam Chair. And thank you to our witnesses, for sharing your time and expertise with the subcommittee. I was a freshman throughout the drafting and finalizing of the 2018 Farm Bill; to say the process is daunting and the work tremendous is simply an understatement. Policy is tough, exacerbated here by the reach and role of SNAP—a program that is curren... Read more »
House Agriculture Committee Republican Leader Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA) and Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Republican Leader John Boozman (R-AR) are calling on the Biden Administration to withdraw its current brief before the Supreme Court in a case involving the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) federal registration authority of Roundup, an essential glyphosate-ba... Read more »
