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Nov. 19, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Hagerty, Colleagues Press Usda to Drop Vaccine Mandate for Employees, Ensure Timely Services for Farmers and Ranchers
Sen. Bill Cassidy, ...
Nov. 17, 2021
Letter to Hon. Tom Vilsack, US Dept. of Agriculture - Vaccine Mandate Plays Politics with Americans' Food Supply
Rep. Glen Higgins, ...
Nov. 2, 2021
Tweet - "No surprise that 71% of Americans think the country is headed in the wrong direction."
Rep. Steve Scalise
Aug. 12, 2021
Scalise Joins Efforts to Replenish, Fix Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) Program
Rep. Steve Scalise
Aug. 11, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - ICYMI: Feenstra Urges Biden to Back Off Plan to Cap Like-Kind Exchanges
Rep. Julia Letlow, ...
July 30, 2021
Letter to Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Representative Angie Craig, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Take Additional Steps to Support Small and Regional Meat & Poultry Processing Facilities
Rep. Glen Higgins, ...
July 22, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Hoeven Joins Senate GOP Caucus in Urging President Biden Not to Increase Taxes on Farmers and Ranchers
Sen. Bill Cassidy, ...
July 22, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Senate Republicans Urge Biden to Abandon Plan to Impose Capital Gains Tax on Family-owned Farms and Businesses
Sen. Bill Cassidy, ...
June 21, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture, and the Hon. Katherine Tai, US Trade Representative - Sens. Cruz, Warnock, Tuberville, Colleagues Send Bipartisan Letter in Support of US Peanut Farmers
Sen. Bill Cassidy, ...
June 8, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General - Congressman Guest Leads Bipartisan Letter calling on DOJ to Update Congress on Cattle Market Investigations
Rep. Glen Higgins, ...
June 7, 2021
Tweet - "Biden is being tested. And he's failing. - Crisis at the border - Terrible jobs reports - China/Russia taking advantage of us - Gas prices up - Food prices up - Lumber prices up - Housing prices up - Inflation up Total Democrat control is destroying America."
Rep. Steve Scalise
June 4, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Wicker, Coons, Bipartisan Lawmakers Push For Expedited Relief For Chicken Growers
Sen. Bill Cassidy, ...
May 17, 2021
Tweet - "Make no mistake: Hardworking American families are the ones paying the price for the disastrous Biden presidency. - Gas prices are up--if you can even find it - Food prices are up - Lumber prices are up - Housing prices are up - Car prices are up - Inflation is up"
Rep. Steve Scalise
May 13, 2021
Higgins Announces USDA Purchase of Gulf Shrimp
Rep. Glen Higgins
May 12, 2021
Letlow Calls on Trade Representative, U.S. Ambassador to Help Protect U.S. Rice Exports
Rep. Julia Letlow
May 5, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Fischbach, Smith Lead Over 130 House Colleagues In Opposing Stepped-Up Basis Repeal and Capital Gains Death Tax
Rep. Julia Letlow, ...
April 28, 2021
Duvall Joins Congresswoman Letlow as Agriculture Advisor
Rep. Julia Letlow
March 30, 2021
Kennedy announces $12.3 million for Louisiana fisheries assistance
Sen. John Kennedy
March 24, 2021
Cassidy Calls for Extension of Red Snapper Season Highlighting New Population Assessment
Sen. Bill Cassidy
March 10, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Matthew H. Tueller, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq - Higgins, Crawford Lead Call for U.S.-Iraq Rice Tender
Rep. Mike Johnson, ...
Jan. 29, 2021
Letter to Hon. David Pekoske, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security; and Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Lucas, Crawford, Cuellar Lead Letter Urging Biden Administration to Prioritize Agriculture Supply Chain
Rep. Glen Higgins, ...
Oct. 12, 2020
Higgins Offers Assistance Securing Supplemental Mosquito Abatement Spraying
Rep. Glen Higgins
Sept. 18, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - agCollins Leads Bipartisan Group in Urging USDA to Provide COVID-19 Financial Relief for Loggers, Timber Haulers
Sen. Bill Cassidy, ...
Aug. 17, 2020
Letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue - Capito, Colleagues Urge Flexibility for School Meals
Sen. Bill Cassidy, ...
Aug. 11, 2020
Congressman Higgins Commends USDA for Including Crawfish in CFAP Relief
Rep. Glen Higgins
Aug. 6, 2020
Cassidy: Louisiana Seafood Industry Receives Support from Federal COVID Relief Efforts
Sen. Bill Cassidy
Aug. 5, 2020
Kennedy welcomes USDA purchase of $30 million of shrimp to feed Louisiana families
Sen. John Kennedy
Aug. 5, 2020
Scalise Announces $30 Million Usda Purchase of U.S. Shrimp to Support COVID-19 Food Assistance
Rep. Steve Scalise
July 30, 2020
Feinstein, Kennedy Introduce Bill to Eradicate Nutria
Sen. John Kennedy, ...
July 24, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Sinema Calls for Distribution of Approved Coronavirus Relief Funds to Help Homebound Arizonans Get Food
Sen. Bill Cassidy, ...
July 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Tillis and Warner Lead Bipartisan Push for Cotton and Textile Industry Assistance in Next COVID-19 Relief Package
Sen. Bill Cassidy, ...
July 2, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and to the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader and to the Hon. Pat Roberts, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and to the Hon. Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee - Senate Chicken Caucus calls for direct COVID-19 relief for chicken farmers
Sen. Bill Cassidy, ...
June 24, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the US Department of Agriculture - Cassidy, Fischer, Colleagues Ask USDA to Fund "Last Mile' of Food Delivery to People in Need
Sen. Bill Cassidy, ...
May 20, 2020
Higgins Commends USDA Relief for Farmers, Ranchers
Rep. Glen Higgins
May 19, 2020
Johnson Announces $16 Billion Relief Program Available to LA Farmers, Ranchers
Rep. Mike Johnson
May 14, 2020
Higgins Commends Inclusion of North Lake Charles, Opelousas in Local Foods, Local Places Program
Rep. Glen Higgins
May 6, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Merkley, Murkowski, Reed Lead Bipartisan Push to Support Fishermen and Seafood Processors
Sen. Bill Cassidy, ...
May 1, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Inhofe Applauds SBA for Helping Ag Businesses, Urges USDA to Support Chicken Producers
Sen. Bill Cassidy, ...
April 15, 2020
Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Boozman and Warner Lead Effort to Urge USDA to Assist Cotton Industry in Wake of Coronavirus
Sen. Bill Cassidy, ...
April 8, 2020
Kennedy and Louisiana Delegation Ask Agriculture Secretary to Apply CARES Act to Crawfish Industry
Sen. John Kennedy, ...
April 3, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Durbin, Duckworth Join Bipartisan Letter Urging USDA To Ensure Continuity Of Food Supply By Supporting Farmers During COVID-19 Pandemic
Sen. Bill Cassidy, ...
April 1, 2020
Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Blunt, Hawley Join Colleagues in Urging USDA to Provide Immediate Assistance to Cattle Producers
Sen. Bill Cassidy, ...
March 30, 2020
Sen. Kennedy Praises Secretary Perdue, USDA for Helping Food Get to New Orleans Food Banks
Sen. John Kennedy
March 19, 2020
Letter to Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, and Eugene Scalia, Secretary of Labor - Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Help Protect Domestic Food Supply During Coronavirus Pandemic
Sen. Bill Cassidy, ...
March 19, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Congressman Panetta Calls on State Department to Ensure Agriculture Worker Visas Get Processed to Protect Food Security During COVID-19
Rep. Glen Higgins, ...
Jan. 29, 2020
Congressman Steve Watkins Delivers on Promise to Kansas Farmers
Rep. Steve Scalise, ...
Jan. 14, 2020
Letter to Robert Lighthizer, Ambassador for U.S. Trade Representative - Co-Chairs Thompson, Newhouse, 106 Wine Caucus Members Urge USTR Not to Target Wine in Trade Disputes
Rep. Glen Higgins, ...
Oct. 4, 2019
Sen. Cruz: Despite Clear Commitments Made by Administration Officials, Today's Announcement Will Hurt Blue-Collar Refinery Workers Whose Jobs Are Threatened by High RINs Prices
Sen. John Kennedy, ...
Sept. 19, 2019
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Joins Letter Pressuring House Democrats to Fund Aid to America's Farmers
Sen. John Kennedy
Sept. 18, 2019
Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Rubio Joins Colleagues in Calling for House Leadership to Protect Farmers and Ranchers
Sen. John Kennedy, ...
Date
Title
Politician
Nov. 19, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Hagerty, Colleagues Press Usda to Drop Vaccine Mandate for Employees, Ensure Timely Services for Farmers and Ranchers
Sen.Bill Cassidy, ...
Nov. 17, 2021
Letter to Hon. Tom Vilsack, US Dept. of Agriculture - Vaccine Mandate Plays Politics with Americans' Food Supply
Rep.Glen Higgins, ...
Nov. 2, 2021
Tweet - "No surprise that 71% of Americans think the country is headed in the wrong direction."
Rep.Steve Scalise
Aug. 12, 2021
Scalise Joins Efforts to Replenish, Fix Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) Program
Rep.Steve Scalise
Aug. 11, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - ICYMI: Feenstra Urges Biden to Back Off Plan to Cap Like-Kind Exchanges
Rep.Julia Letlow, ...
July 30, 2021
Letter to Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Representative Angie Craig, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Take Additional Steps to Support Small and Regional Meat & Poultry Processing Facilities
Rep.Glen Higgins, ...
July 22, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Hoeven Joins Senate GOP Caucus in Urging President Biden Not to Increase Taxes on Farmers and Ranchers
Sen.Bill Cassidy, ...
July 22, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Senate Republicans Urge Biden to Abandon Plan to Impose Capital Gains Tax on Family-owned Farms and Businesses
Sen.Bill Cassidy, ...
June 21, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture, and the Hon. Katherine Tai, US Trade Representative - Sens. Cruz, Warnock, Tuberville, Colleagues Send Bipartisan Letter in Support of US Peanut Farmers
Sen.Bill Cassidy, ...
June 8, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General - Congressman Guest Leads Bipartisan Letter calling on DOJ to Update Congress on Cattle Market Investigations
Rep.Glen Higgins, ...
June 7, 2021
Tweet - "Biden is being tested. And he's failing. - Crisis at the border - Terrible jobs reports - China/Russia taking advantage of us - Gas prices up - Food prices up - Lumber prices up - Housing prices up - Inflation up Total Democrat control is destroying America."
Rep.Steve Scalise
June 4, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Wicker, Coons, Bipartisan Lawmakers Push For Expedited Relief For Chicken Growers
Sen.Bill Cassidy, ...
May 17, 2021
Tweet - "Make no mistake: Hardworking American families are the ones paying the price for the disastrous Biden presidency. - Gas prices are up--if you can even find it - Food prices are up - Lumber prices are up - Housing prices are up - Car prices are up - Inflation is up"
Rep.Steve Scalise
May 13, 2021
Higgins Announces USDA Purchase of Gulf Shrimp
Rep.Glen Higgins
May 12, 2021
Letlow Calls on Trade Representative, U.S. Ambassador to Help Protect U.S. Rice Exports
Rep.Julia Letlow
May 5, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Fischbach, Smith Lead Over 130 House Colleagues In Opposing Stepped-Up Basis Repeal and Capital Gains Death Tax
Rep.Julia Letlow, ...
April 28, 2021
Duvall Joins Congresswoman Letlow as Agriculture Advisor
Rep.Julia Letlow
March 30, 2021
Kennedy announces $12.3 million for Louisiana fisheries assistance
Sen.John Kennedy
March 24, 2021
Cassidy Calls for Extension of Red Snapper Season Highlighting New Population Assessment
Sen.Bill Cassidy
March 10, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Matthew H. Tueller, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq - Higgins, Crawford Lead Call for U.S.-Iraq Rice Tender
Rep.Mike Johnson, ...
Jan. 29, 2021
Letter to Hon. David Pekoske, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security; and Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Lucas, Crawford, Cuellar Lead Letter Urging Biden Administration to Prioritize Agriculture Supply Chain
Rep.Glen Higgins, ...
Oct. 12, 2020
Higgins Offers Assistance Securing Supplemental Mosquito Abatement Spraying
Rep.Glen Higgins
Sept. 18, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - agCollins Leads Bipartisan Group in Urging USDA to Provide COVID-19 Financial Relief for Loggers, Timber Haulers
Sen.Bill Cassidy, ...
Aug. 17, 2020
Letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue - Capito, Colleagues Urge Flexibility for School Meals
Sen.Bill Cassidy, ...
Aug. 11, 2020
Congressman Higgins Commends USDA for Including Crawfish in CFAP Relief
Rep.Glen Higgins
Aug. 6, 2020
Cassidy: Louisiana Seafood Industry Receives Support from Federal COVID Relief Efforts
Sen.Bill Cassidy
Aug. 5, 2020
Kennedy welcomes USDA purchase of $30 million of shrimp to feed Louisiana families
Sen.John Kennedy
Aug. 5, 2020
Scalise Announces $30 Million Usda Purchase of U.S. Shrimp to Support COVID-19 Food Assistance
Rep.Steve Scalise
July 30, 2020
Feinstein, Kennedy Introduce Bill to Eradicate Nutria
Sen.John Kennedy, ...
July 24, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Sinema Calls for Distribution of Approved Coronavirus Relief Funds to Help Homebound Arizonans Get Food
Sen.Bill Cassidy, ...
July 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Tillis and Warner Lead Bipartisan Push for Cotton and Textile Industry Assistance in Next COVID-19 Relief Package
Sen.Bill Cassidy, ...
July 2, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and to the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader and to the Hon. Pat Roberts, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and to the Hon. Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee - Senate Chicken Caucus calls for direct COVID-19 relief for chicken farmers
Sen.Bill Cassidy, ...
June 24, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the US Department of Agriculture - Cassidy, Fischer, Colleagues Ask USDA to Fund "Last Mile' of Food Delivery to People in Need
Sen.Bill Cassidy, ...
May 20, 2020
Higgins Commends USDA Relief for Farmers, Ranchers
Rep.Glen Higgins
May 19, 2020
Johnson Announces $16 Billion Relief Program Available to LA Farmers, Ranchers
Rep.Mike Johnson
May 14, 2020
Higgins Commends Inclusion of North Lake Charles, Opelousas in Local Foods, Local Places Program
Rep.Glen Higgins
May 6, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Merkley, Murkowski, Reed Lead Bipartisan Push to Support Fishermen and Seafood Processors
Sen.Bill Cassidy, ...
May 1, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Inhofe Applauds SBA for Helping Ag Businesses, Urges USDA to Support Chicken Producers
Sen.Bill Cassidy, ...
April 15, 2020
Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Boozman and Warner Lead Effort to Urge USDA to Assist Cotton Industry in Wake of Coronavirus
Sen.Bill Cassidy, ...
April 8, 2020
Kennedy and Louisiana Delegation Ask Agriculture Secretary to Apply CARES Act to Crawfish Industry
Sen.John Kennedy, ...
April 3, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Durbin, Duckworth Join Bipartisan Letter Urging USDA To Ensure Continuity Of Food Supply By Supporting Farmers During COVID-19 Pandemic
Sen.Bill Cassidy, ...
April 1, 2020
Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Blunt, Hawley Join Colleagues in Urging USDA to Provide Immediate Assistance to Cattle Producers
Sen.Bill Cassidy, ...
March 30, 2020
Sen. Kennedy Praises Secretary Perdue, USDA for Helping Food Get to New Orleans Food Banks
Sen.John Kennedy
March 19, 2020
Letter to Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State, Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, and Eugene Scalia, Secretary of Labor - Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Help Protect Domestic Food Supply During Coronavirus Pandemic
Sen.Bill Cassidy, ...
March 19, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Congressman Panetta Calls on State Department to Ensure Agriculture Worker Visas Get Processed to Protect Food Security During COVID-19
Rep.Glen Higgins, ...
Jan. 29, 2020
Congressman Steve Watkins Delivers on Promise to Kansas Farmers
Rep.Steve Scalise, ...
Jan. 14, 2020
Letter to Robert Lighthizer, Ambassador for U.S. Trade Representative - Co-Chairs Thompson, Newhouse, 106 Wine Caucus Members Urge USTR Not to Target Wine in Trade Disputes
Rep.Glen Higgins, ...
Oct. 4, 2019
Sen. Cruz: Despite Clear Commitments Made by Administration Officials, Today's Announcement Will Hurt Blue-Collar Refinery Workers Whose Jobs Are Threatened by High RINs Prices
Sen.John Kennedy, ...
Sept. 19, 2019
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Joins Letter Pressuring House Democrats to Fund Aid to America's Farmers
Sen.John Kennedy
Sept. 18, 2019
Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Rubio Joins Colleagues in Calling for House Leadership to Protect Farmers and Ranchers
Sen.John Kennedy, ...
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