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July 29, 2020 Letter to Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Hassan, Collins, 34 Colleagues Push for Support of School Meal Programs Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 29, 2020 Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Manchin Calls for Continued Support for School Meal Programs During the Covid-19 Pandemic Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 23, 2020 Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture - Hirono, Colleagues Highlight Exclusion of Small Farmers in Farmers to Families Food Box Program Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 21, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Reps. Pressley, McGovern Lead Northeast Delegation Lawmakers in Calling for Equitable Distribution of Emergency Food Aid Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 2, 2020 Leahy Announces Two Federal Farm To School Grants Supporting Student Access To Local Food In Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - With Food Insecurity on the Rise, Pingree Joins Push to Expand SNAP Eligibility & Increase Minimum Monthly Benefit Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Reps. Crawford, Kildee Lead Bipartisan Effort to Increase Access to Healthy Food During Coronavirus Pandemic Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 18, 2020 Rep. Blumenauer Leads Bipartisan Coalition in Introducing Independent Restaurant Stabilization Fund Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 15, 2020 Letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer - Costa Leads Over 120 House Democrats to Help Protect Farmworkers During COVID-19 Crisis Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 16, 2020 Welch Supports $3 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Package To Help Impacted Communities Sen. Peter Welch
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. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 13, 2020 Sanders, Velázquez Introduce Nutrition Equity Bill for Puerto Rico, Samoa and Northern Mariana Islands Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 13, 2020 Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Vermont Delegation Sends Letter Urging USDA Secretary Perdue To Do More For Dairy Farmers Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 11, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Casey Leads Bipartisan Push to Expand Delivery for SNAP Recipients During Pandemic Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 8, 2020 Leahy, Sanders And Welch Welcome Additional Small-Business Support For Vermont Farmers, Encourage USDA To Do More For Vermont Agriculture Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 8, 2020 Leahy, Sanders And Welch Welcome Additional Small-Business Support For Vermont Farmers, Encourage USDA To Do More For Vermont Agriculture Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 5, 2020 Letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, and House Majority Whip James Clyburn - Pingree, Blumenauer, DeLauro, Schrier Lead 26 Members in Urging House Leadership to Allow Food Banks, SNAP Beneficiaries to Access Locally Farmed Food Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 1, 2020 Kuster Leads 19 Bipartisan Members in Calling on Agriculture Department to Support Small and Mid-Sized Farmers Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 30, 2020 Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - ldwin Joins Bipartisan Group of Senators Urging USDA to Target Relief to Local Farmers in Finalized Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 30, 2020 Letter to President Donald Trump - Baldwin, Senate Colleagues: Trump Decision to Reopen Meat Processing Facilities Without Clear Safety Standards Puts Workers, Nation's Food Supply at Risk Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 29, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Baldwin Joins Colleagues in Push to Strengthen Food Assistance During Covid-19 Crisis Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 23, 2020 Harris, Gillibrand, Sanders Announce Bill To Fight Hunger, Help Families Afford Food Amid Economic Crisis Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 16, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Klobuchar, Delgado, Torres Small, Colleagues Urge Administration to Establish "Rural COVID-19 Task Force" to Identify and Address Rural Issues During Pandemic Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 14, 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. Peter Welch, ...
April 13, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Leahy And Stabenow Lead Letter Urging USDA To Take Immediate Action To Support Dairy Farmers Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 9, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Brown, Murkowski, Stabenow, Bipartisan Senators Press USDA to Provide Relief for Local Farmers during COVID-19 Pandemic Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 2, 2020 Letter to Jovita Carranza , Admin. of the Small Business Administration - Stanton Calls on Small Business Administration to Extend Coronavirus Relief to Arizona Farmers Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 24, 2020 Leahy, Sanders, Welch Ask USDA To Buy Dairy Products For Emergency Distribution During COVID-19 Outbreak Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 7, 2020 New Hampshire Democratic Primary Debate Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 20, 2019 NBC November Democratic Party Presidential Debate Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 24, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, United States Secretary of Agriculture - Courtney, Welch lead New England delegation letter in defense of family dairy farms Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 24, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Appropriations, and the Hon. Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations - Wexton Leads Letter Urging House and Senate Appropriators to Block Funding for Relocation of USDA Research Agencies Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 15, 2019 Sanders and Omar Unveil Sweeping Legislation to Provide Universal School Meals to Children Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sept. 23, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Urges Trump Administration to Withdraw Proposal to Take Away Food Assistance from Millions of Americans Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 20, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Richard Lighthizer, United States Trade Representative, Office of the United States Trade Representative - Dairyland Democrats Send Letter Expressing Concerns After the Administration Strikes Backroom Deal with Japan That Could Leave the U.S. Dairy Industry Behind Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 19, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Ned Sharpless, Acting Commissioner U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Pingree Leads Bipartisan Letter to FDA Urging Legal Pathway for CBD Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 30, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Greg Ibach - Grassley, Tester Urge USDA to Defend Small Livestock Producers Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 1, 2019 Brown, Senate Democrats Press OSHA, McDonald's Leadership to Take Action to Protect Employees from Workplace Violence Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 25, 2019 Welch, Wyden Introduce Legislation to Improve Child Nutrition Sen. Peter Welch
June 17, 2019 Leahy, Sanders, Welch Encourage VT Dairy Farmers to Enroll in New Farm Bill Safety Net Program Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 17, 2019 Leahy, Sanders And Welch Encourage Vermont Dairy Farmers To Enroll In New Farm Bill Safety Net Program Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 17, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Purdue - Welch Rallies Bipartisan Push for Increased Support for Dairy Farmers Reeling from Effects of Trump Trade War Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 4, 2019 Letter to Chairman Bishop and Ranking Member Fortenberry - Rep. Emmer Leads Bipartisan Letter to Address Stress in Farm Country Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 3, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, USDA - Back Away from Detrimental Changes to SNAP Work Requirements Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 29, 2019 Letter to Secretary Sonny Perdue - Senators Urge Implementation of Farm Bill Dairy Improvements Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Date Title Politician
July 29, 2020 Letter to Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Hassan, Collins, 34 Colleagues Push for Support of School Meal Programs Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 29, 2020 Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Manchin Calls for Continued Support for School Meal Programs During the Covid-19 Pandemic Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
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.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 23, 2020 Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture - Hirono, Colleagues Highlight Exclusion of Small Farmers in Farmers to Families Food Box Program Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 21, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Reps. Pressley, McGovern Lead Northeast Delegation Lawmakers in Calling for Equitable Distribution of Emergency Food Aid Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 2, 2020 Leahy Announces Two Federal Farm To School Grants Supporting Student Access To Local Food In Vermont Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - With Food Insecurity on the Rise, Pingree Joins Push to Expand SNAP Eligibility & Increase Minimum Monthly Benefit Sen.Peter Welch, ...
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.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Reps. Crawford, Kildee Lead Bipartisan Effort to Increase Access to Healthy Food During Coronavirus Pandemic Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 18, 2020 Rep. Blumenauer Leads Bipartisan Coalition in Introducing Independent Restaurant Stabilization Fund Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 15, 2020 Letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer - Costa Leads Over 120 House Democrats to Help Protect Farmworkers During COVID-19 Crisis Sen.Peter Welch, ...
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.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 16, 2020 Welch Supports $3 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Package To Help Impacted Communities Sen.Peter Welch
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.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 13, 2020 Sanders, Velázquez Introduce Nutrition Equity Bill for Puerto Rico, Samoa and Northern Mariana Islands Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 13, 2020 Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Vermont Delegation Sends Letter Urging USDA Secretary Perdue To Do More For Dairy Farmers Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 11, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Casey Leads Bipartisan Push to Expand Delivery for SNAP Recipients During Pandemic Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 8, 2020 Leahy, Sanders And Welch Welcome Additional Small-Business Support For Vermont Farmers, Encourage USDA To Do More For Vermont Agriculture Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 8, 2020 Leahy, Sanders And Welch Welcome Additional Small-Business Support For Vermont Farmers, Encourage USDA To Do More For Vermont Agriculture Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 5, 2020 Letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, and House Majority Whip James Clyburn - Pingree, Blumenauer, DeLauro, Schrier Lead 26 Members in Urging House Leadership to Allow Food Banks, SNAP Beneficiaries to Access Locally Farmed Food Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 1, 2020 Kuster Leads 19 Bipartisan Members in Calling on Agriculture Department to Support Small and Mid-Sized Farmers Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 30, 2020 Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - ldwin Joins Bipartisan Group of Senators Urging USDA to Target Relief to Local Farmers in Finalized Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 30, 2020 Letter to President Donald Trump - Baldwin, Senate Colleagues: Trump Decision to Reopen Meat Processing Facilities Without Clear Safety Standards Puts Workers, Nation's Food Supply at Risk Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 29, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Baldwin Joins Colleagues in Push to Strengthen Food Assistance During Covid-19 Crisis Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 23, 2020 Harris, Gillibrand, Sanders Announce Bill To Fight Hunger, Help Families Afford Food Amid Economic Crisis Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
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.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 16, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Klobuchar, Delgado, Torres Small, Colleagues Urge Administration to Establish "Rural COVID-19 Task Force" to Identify and Address Rural Issues During Pandemic Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 14, 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.Peter Welch, ...
April 13, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Leahy And Stabenow Lead Letter Urging USDA To Take Immediate Action To Support Dairy Farmers Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 9, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Brown, Murkowski, Stabenow, Bipartisan Senators Press USDA to Provide Relief for Local Farmers during COVID-19 Pandemic Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 2, 2020 Letter to Jovita Carranza , Admin. of the Small Business Administration - Stanton Calls on Small Business Administration to Extend Coronavirus Relief to Arizona Farmers Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 24, 2020 Leahy, Sanders, Welch Ask USDA To Buy Dairy Products For Emergency Distribution During COVID-19 Outbreak Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 7, 2020 New Hampshire Democratic Primary Debate Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 20, 2019 NBC November Democratic Party Presidential Debate Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 24, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, United States Secretary of Agriculture - Courtney, Welch lead New England delegation letter in defense of family dairy farms Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 24, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Appropriations, and the Hon. Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations - Wexton Leads Letter Urging House and Senate Appropriators to Block Funding for Relocation of USDA Research Agencies Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 15, 2019 Sanders and Omar Unveil Sweeping Legislation to Provide Universal School Meals to Children Sen.Bernie Sanders
Sept. 23, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Urges Trump Administration to Withdraw Proposal to Take Away Food Assistance from Millions of Americans Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 20, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Richard Lighthizer, United States Trade Representative, Office of the United States Trade Representative - Dairyland Democrats Send Letter Expressing Concerns After the Administration Strikes Backroom Deal with Japan That Could Leave the U.S. Dairy Industry Behind Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 19, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Ned Sharpless, Acting Commissioner U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Pingree Leads Bipartisan Letter to FDA Urging Legal Pathway for CBD Sen.Peter Welch, ...
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.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 30, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Greg Ibach - Grassley, Tester Urge USDA to Defend Small Livestock Producers Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 1, 2019 Brown, Senate Democrats Press OSHA, McDonald's Leadership to Take Action to Protect Employees from Workplace Violence Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 25, 2019 Welch, Wyden Introduce Legislation to Improve Child Nutrition Sen.Peter Welch
June 17, 2019 Leahy, Sanders, Welch Encourage VT Dairy Farmers to Enroll in New Farm Bill Safety Net Program Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 17, 2019 Leahy, Sanders And Welch Encourage Vermont Dairy Farmers To Enroll In New Farm Bill Safety Net Program Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 17, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Purdue - Welch Rallies Bipartisan Push for Increased Support for Dairy Farmers Reeling from Effects of Trump Trade War Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 4, 2019 Letter to Chairman Bishop and Ranking Member Fortenberry - Rep. Emmer Leads Bipartisan Letter to Address Stress in Farm Country Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 3, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, USDA - Back Away from Detrimental Changes to SNAP Work Requirements Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 29, 2019 Letter to Secretary Sonny Perdue - Senators Urge Implementation of Farm Bill Dairy Improvements Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
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