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Sept. 11, 2024
Booker, DeLauro Introduce Local Procurement Act to Increase Federal Purchasing of Locally Grown Food
Sen. Cory Booker
Dec. 8, 2023
Booker, Padilla, Lieu Introduce Bill Addressing SNAP Application Approval Backlog for Online Grocery Retailers
Sen. Cory Booker
June 16, 2023
Booker, Blunt Rochester Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Scale Up Successful Nutrition Incentive for Fruits and Veggies Nationwide
Sen. Cory Booker
May 18, 2023
Booker, Warnock, Cohen Introduce Bicameral Bill to End Policy Preventing Formerly Incarcerated Individuals from Accessing SNAP
Sen. Cory Booker
Oct. 18, 2022
Letter to Lina Khan, Chair of the FTC - Klobuchar, Colleagues Urge Federal Trade Commission to Investigate Proposed Kroger-Albertsons Merger
Sen. Cory Booker, ...
July 11, 2022
Booker Invites Feedback for Upcoming White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
Sen. Cory Booker
June 23, 2022
Booker Statement on Biden Administration Support of Legal Challenge to California Proposition 12
Sen. Cory Booker
May 25, 2022
Pallone Opening Remarks at Oversight Hearing on Infant Formula Shortages
Rep. Frank Pallone
May 17, 2022
Pallone Remarks at Press Conference on Baby Formula Shortage
Rep. Frank Pallone
May 11, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States, and Robert Califf, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Take Action on Baby Formula Shortages
Rep. Jeff Van Drew, ...
March 21, 2022
Rep. Norcross ToutsFunding to Fight Food Insecurity, Tours Local Health Care Non-Profit
Rep. Donald Norcross
Nov. 23, 2021
As Thanksgiving Approaches, Booker, Khanna Announce Legislation to Protect Meatpacking Workers
Sen. Cory Booker, ...
Sept. 8, 2021
Rounds, Thune, Colleagues Announce Bipartisan American Beef Labeling Act to Reinstate Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling
Sen. Cory Booker, ...
Aug. 4, 2021
Pallone, DeLauro, Blumenthal, Whitehouse, and Markey Introduce Food Labeling Modernization Act
Rep. Frank Pallone
July 13, 2021
Booker Reintroduces Bill to Reform Farm System With Expanded Support From Farm, Labor, Environment, Public Health, Faith Based and Animal Welfare Groups
Sen. Cory Booker, ...
June 1, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General - Herrell Has Beef with Meatpacking Monopoly
Sen. Cory Booker, ...
May 28, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives - Meijer, Pappas Lead Bipartisan Push for PFAS Funding in Infrastructure Bill
Rep. Donald Norcross, ...
May 26, 2021
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Reps. Courtney and Thompson Lead Bipartisan Effort to Ensure Schools Retain Freedom to Provide Variety of Healthy Milk Options
Rep. Josh Gottheimer, ...
April 14, 2021
At National Action Network Convention, Booker Raises Alarm on America's Broken Food System and the Nutrition Crisis Endangering Communities of Color
Sen. Cory Booker
April 14, 2021
Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act of 2021
Rep. Frank Pallone
Feb. 17, 2021
Letter to Jeff Zients, White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator - Booker Leads Senators in Urging Biden Administration to Ensure Vaccine Access for Farm and Food Chain Workers
Sen. Cory Booker, ...
Sept. 3, 2020
Booker Announces Support of the RESTAURANTS Act
Sen. Cory Booker, ...
July 23, 2020
Letter to Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, Chairman Pat Roberts, and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow - Meng and Espaillat Urge Senate to Allow Hot Food for SNAP Program
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, ...
June 9, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Duckworth, Durbin Join Klobuchar, Brown and Colleagues in Urging Department of Agriculture to Minimize Food Deserts and Supports Programs to Help Americans Access Healthy, Affordable Food
Sen. Cory Booker, ...
May 20, 2020
Norcross Announces Approval of Online Grocery Shopping for SNAP Recipients in NJ
Rep. Donald Norcross
May 15, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - In a letter to USDA Secretary Perdue, 29 Senators make recommendations to protect food supply workers
Sen. Cory Booker, ...
May 12, 2020
Letter to Robert R. Redfield, MD, Director of Center for Disease Control and Prevention - DeGette raises alarm at insufficient coronavirus protections for food production workers
Rep. Frank Pallone, ...
May 7, 2020
As Pandemic Exposes Major Weaknesses in Meatpacking Industry, Sen. Warren, Rep. Khanna Cosponsor Sen. Booker's Farm System Reform Act To Fix Broken System
Sen. Cory Booker
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. Cory Booker, ...
April 20, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States, Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Leahy And Other Senate Democrats Urge Trump Administration To Protect Food Supply And Essential Workers During COVID-19 Crisis
Sen. Cory Booker, ...
Jan. 17, 2020
Letter to Robert Lighthizer, US Trade Representative - Velázquez Says American Small Businesses Will Pay Price of Trump Wine Tariffs on Europe
Sen. Andy Kim, ...
Nov. 21, 2019
Letter to Admiral Brett Giroir, MD, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Duckworth Leads Colleagues in Sending Letter to FDA About Heavy Metals in Baby Food
Sen. Cory Booker, ...
Aug. 8, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Rep. Sewell, Sen. Sanders, 130+ Members of Congress Urge Trump Administration to Reverse Food Assistance Rule
Sen. Cory Booker, ...
July 1, 2019
Brown, Senate Democrats Press OSHA, McDonald's Leadership to Take Action to Protect Employees from Workplace Violence
Sen. Cory Booker, ...
Jan. 18, 2019
Pallone, Watson Coleman and Federal Employees Call on Trump to End the Shutdown
Rep. Frank Pallone
Jan. 11, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, FDA - Explain Shutdown's Impact on Health & Food Safety
Sen. Cory Booker, ...
Jan. 10, 2019
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
Rep. Frank Pallone
Sept. 27, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner of Food and Drugs - Concerns Regarding the Office of Laboratory Science and Safety
Rep. Frank Pallone, ...
May 25, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Support FDA Push to Reduce Nicotine in Cigarettes
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, ...
April 26, 2018
Letter to Chairman John Hoeven, and Ranking Member Jeff Merkley - Ensure Horse Slaughter Remains Illegal
Sen. Cory Booker, ...
April 11, 2018
Blumenthal, Markey & Whitehouse Introduce Legislation to Modernize Food Labeling
Rep. Frank Pallone, ...
April 10, 2018
Pallone Unveils Bill to Provide Greater Transparency in Food Labeling
Rep. Frank Pallone
April 3, 2018
DeLauro, Pallone, Blumenthal Announce Introduction of Food Labeling Modernization Act
Rep. Frank Pallone, ...
March 29, 2018
Pallone Applauds FDA's Nutrition Standards Initiative
Rep. Frank Pallone
March 26, 2018
Pallone Calls on FDA to Protect NJ Youth & Regulate Juuling
Rep. Frank Pallone
March 16, 2018
Letter to the Hon Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture and the Hon Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Congressman Panetta Leads 90 Lawmakers to Call on Administration to Strengthen Funding for Federal Nutrition Assistance
Rep. Frank Pallone, ...
March 8, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Pallone to Gottlieb: "Juuling" Threatens Kids' Health
Rep. Frank Pallone
Jan. 19, 2018
Hearing of the Oversight and Investigation, Subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce - Opening Statement of Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., Hearing on "Safety of the US Food Supply: Continuing Concerns Over the Food and Drug Administration's Food-Recall Process"
Rep. Frank Pallone
Dec. 19, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations - Continue Defunding USDA Inspections, Ban Horse Meat in US
Sen. Cory Booker, ...
Sept. 13, 2017
Hearing of the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Pallone, Hearing on Modernizing FDA's Regulation of Over-the-Counter Drugs
Rep. Frank Pallone
Date
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Sept. 11, 2024
Booker, DeLauro Introduce Local Procurement Act to Increase Federal Purchasing of Locally Grown Food
Sen.Cory Booker
Dec. 8, 2023
Booker, Padilla, Lieu Introduce Bill Addressing SNAP Application Approval Backlog for Online Grocery Retailers
Sen.Cory Booker
June 16, 2023
Booker, Blunt Rochester Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Scale Up Successful Nutrition Incentive for Fruits and Veggies Nationwide
Sen.Cory Booker
May 18, 2023
Booker, Warnock, Cohen Introduce Bicameral Bill to End Policy Preventing Formerly Incarcerated Individuals from Accessing SNAP
Sen.Cory Booker
Oct. 18, 2022
Letter to Lina Khan, Chair of the FTC - Klobuchar, Colleagues Urge Federal Trade Commission to Investigate Proposed Kroger-Albertsons Merger
Sen.Cory Booker, ...
July 11, 2022
Booker Invites Feedback for Upcoming White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
Sen.Cory Booker
June 23, 2022
Booker Statement on Biden Administration Support of Legal Challenge to California Proposition 12
Sen.Cory Booker
May 25, 2022
Pallone Opening Remarks at Oversight Hearing on Infant Formula Shortages
Rep.Frank Pallone
May 17, 2022
Pallone Remarks at Press Conference on Baby Formula Shortage
Rep.Frank Pallone
May 11, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States, and Robert Califf, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Take Action on Baby Formula Shortages
Rep.Jeff Van Drew, ...
March 21, 2022
Rep. Norcross ToutsFunding to Fight Food Insecurity, Tours Local Health Care Non-Profit
Rep.Donald Norcross
Nov. 23, 2021
As Thanksgiving Approaches, Booker, Khanna Announce Legislation to Protect Meatpacking Workers
Sen.Cory Booker, ...
Sept. 8, 2021
Rounds, Thune, Colleagues Announce Bipartisan American Beef Labeling Act to Reinstate Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling
Sen.Cory Booker, ...
Aug. 4, 2021
Pallone, DeLauro, Blumenthal, Whitehouse, and Markey Introduce Food Labeling Modernization Act
Rep.Frank Pallone
July 13, 2021
Booker Reintroduces Bill to Reform Farm System With Expanded Support From Farm, Labor, Environment, Public Health, Faith Based and Animal Welfare Groups
Sen.Cory Booker, ...
June 1, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General - Herrell Has Beef with Meatpacking Monopoly
Sen.Cory Booker, ...
May 28, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives - Meijer, Pappas Lead Bipartisan Push for PFAS Funding in Infrastructure Bill
Rep.Donald Norcross, ...
May 26, 2021
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Reps. Courtney and Thompson Lead Bipartisan Effort to Ensure Schools Retain Freedom to Provide Variety of Healthy Milk Options
Rep.Josh Gottheimer, ...
April 14, 2021
At National Action Network Convention, Booker Raises Alarm on America's Broken Food System and the Nutrition Crisis Endangering Communities of Color
Sen.Cory Booker
April 14, 2021
Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act of 2021
Rep.Frank Pallone
Feb. 17, 2021
Letter to Jeff Zients, White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator - Booker Leads Senators in Urging Biden Administration to Ensure Vaccine Access for Farm and Food Chain Workers
Sen.Cory Booker, ...
Sept. 3, 2020
Booker Announces Support of the RESTAURANTS Act
Sen.Cory Booker, ...
July 23, 2020
Letter to Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, Chairman Pat Roberts, and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow - Meng and Espaillat Urge Senate to Allow Hot Food for SNAP Program
Rep.Bonnie Watson Coleman, ...
June 9, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Duckworth, Durbin Join Klobuchar, Brown and Colleagues in Urging Department of Agriculture to Minimize Food Deserts and Supports Programs to Help Americans Access Healthy, Affordable Food
Sen.Cory Booker, ...
May 20, 2020
Norcross Announces Approval of Online Grocery Shopping for SNAP Recipients in NJ
Rep.Donald Norcross
May 15, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - In a letter to USDA Secretary Perdue, 29 Senators make recommendations to protect food supply workers
Sen.Cory Booker, ...
May 12, 2020
Letter to Robert R. Redfield, MD, Director of Center for Disease Control and Prevention - DeGette raises alarm at insufficient coronavirus protections for food production workers
Rep.Frank Pallone, ...
May 7, 2020
As Pandemic Exposes Major Weaknesses in Meatpacking Industry, Sen. Warren, Rep. Khanna Cosponsor Sen. Booker's Farm System Reform Act To Fix Broken System
Sen.Cory Booker
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.Cory Booker, ...
April 20, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States, Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Leahy And Other Senate Democrats Urge Trump Administration To Protect Food Supply And Essential Workers During COVID-19 Crisis
Sen.Cory Booker, ...
Jan. 17, 2020
Letter to Robert Lighthizer, US Trade Representative - Velázquez Says American Small Businesses Will Pay Price of Trump Wine Tariffs on Europe
Sen.Andy Kim, ...
Nov. 21, 2019
Letter to Admiral Brett Giroir, MD, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Duckworth Leads Colleagues in Sending Letter to FDA About Heavy Metals in Baby Food
Sen.Cory Booker, ...
Aug. 8, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Rep. Sewell, Sen. Sanders, 130+ Members of Congress Urge Trump Administration to Reverse Food Assistance Rule
Sen.Cory Booker, ...
July 1, 2019
Brown, Senate Democrats Press OSHA, McDonald's Leadership to Take Action to Protect Employees from Workplace Violence
Sen.Cory Booker, ...
Jan. 18, 2019
Pallone, Watson Coleman and Federal Employees Call on Trump to End the Shutdown
Rep.Frank Pallone
Jan. 11, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, FDA - Explain Shutdown's Impact on Health & Food Safety
Sen.Cory Booker, ...
Jan. 10, 2019
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
Rep.Frank Pallone
Sept. 27, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner of Food and Drugs - Concerns Regarding the Office of Laboratory Science and Safety
Rep.Frank Pallone, ...
May 25, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Support FDA Push to Reduce Nicotine in Cigarettes
Rep.Bonnie Watson Coleman, ...
April 26, 2018
Letter to Chairman John Hoeven, and Ranking Member Jeff Merkley - Ensure Horse Slaughter Remains Illegal
Sen.Cory Booker, ...
April 11, 2018
Blumenthal, Markey & Whitehouse Introduce Legislation to Modernize Food Labeling
Rep.Frank Pallone, ...
April 10, 2018
Pallone Unveils Bill to Provide Greater Transparency in Food Labeling
Rep.Frank Pallone
April 3, 2018
DeLauro, Pallone, Blumenthal Announce Introduction of Food Labeling Modernization Act
Rep.Frank Pallone, ...
March 29, 2018
Pallone Applauds FDA's Nutrition Standards Initiative
Rep.Frank Pallone
March 26, 2018
Pallone Calls on FDA to Protect NJ Youth & Regulate Juuling
Rep.Frank Pallone
March 16, 2018
Letter to the Hon Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture and the Hon Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Congressman Panetta Leads 90 Lawmakers to Call on Administration to Strengthen Funding for Federal Nutrition Assistance
Rep.Frank Pallone, ...
March 8, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Pallone to Gottlieb: "Juuling" Threatens Kids' Health
Rep.Frank Pallone
Jan. 19, 2018
Hearing of the Oversight and Investigation, Subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce - Opening Statement of Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., Hearing on "Safety of the US Food Supply: Continuing Concerns Over the Food and Drug Administration's Food-Recall Process"
Rep.Frank Pallone
Dec. 19, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations - Continue Defunding USDA Inspections, Ban Horse Meat in US
Sen.Cory Booker, ...
Sept. 13, 2017
Hearing of the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Pallone, Hearing on Modernizing FDA's Regulation of Over-the-Counter Drugs
Rep.Frank Pallone
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