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Austin Scott's Public Statements on Issue: Agriculture and Food

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On The Ballot: Running, Republican for U.S. House (GA) - District 8

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08/31/2022 Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Rep. Clyde Urges Delay of USDA Poultry Line Speed Waiver Rule
08/16/2022 Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Rep. Cammack Joins Reps. Hartzler, Mann, Colleagues In Pushing Back On The EPA's New Atrazine Requirements
07/15/2022 Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, Samantha Power, Administrator for the US Agency for International Development - Congressmen Krishnamoorthi And Blumenauer Call On Biden Administration To Scale-Up Response To Global Food Insecurity
07/14/2022 Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Demanding Relaxation of Import Duties on Fertilizer
06/29/2022 Letter to Martin Oberman, Chair of the Surface Transportation Board, Michelle Schultz, Vice Chair of the Surface Transportation Board, Robert Primus, Board Member of the Surface Transportation Board, Patrick Fuchs, Board Member of the Surface Transportation Board, Karen Hedlund, Board Member of the Surface Transportation Board - Costa, Norman lead Bipartisan Effort Concerning Deficient Rail Service's Role in Fertilizer, Grain, and Feed Shortage Affecting American Farmers
06/27/2022 Letter to Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Tillis Asks USDA for Answers on Partnership with United Farmer Workers of America
06/15/2022 Letter to Hon. Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce - Representative Mann and Senator Moran urge the Department of Commerce to suspend duties on nitrogen fertilizers
06/13/2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Lucas Joins Leader McCarthy, House Ag Republicans Calling on Biden Administration to Reduce Barriers to U.S. Agriculture Production
05/11/2022 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
04/05/2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Balderson Joins Call for Action to Address Skyrocketing Fertilizer Prices
04/05/2022 Rep. Austin Scott to USDA: "I'm someone who is worn out with the Biden-Harris administration using the war in Ukraine as an excuse for inflation inside the United States"
03/30/2022 Letter to Katherine Tai, United States Trade Representative, and Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Prioritize Agriculture in Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Discussions
03/24/2022 Washington Examiner - How Putin's War is Emptying the Breadbasket of the World
03/18/2022 Letter to Jason Kearns, Chair of the International Trade Commission - Grassley, Colleagues Urge Immediate Action To Bring Down Fertilizer Costs
03/16/2022 Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Johnson to USDA: Provide Certainty to Producers
01/26/2022 Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America - Lofgren, Panetta, Costa & Bipartisan Colleagues Urge Biden Admin to Take Further Action to Ease Supply Chain Problems, Allow American Farmers to Fairly Compete Globally
01/20/2022 Rep. Austin Scott Questions Secretary Vilsack During House Agriculture Committee Hearing on the State of the Rural Economy
01/13/2022 Letter to Hon. Katherine Tai, US Trade Representative, and Hon. Tom Vilsack, US Secretary of Agriculture - Rep. Mann Urges U.S. to Hold India Accountable on Trade
08/11/2021 Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - ICYMI: Feenstra Urges Biden to Back Off Plan to Cap Like-Kind Exchanges
07/29/2021 ICYMI: Rep. Austin Scott Presses International Produce Grower on Cheap Imports that Create Obstacles for American Farmers, Including Cheaper Labor Costs in Mexico
07/21/2021 Reps. Austin Scott, Raul Ruiz Introduce Bipartisan American Seasonal and Perishable Crop Support Act
06/08/2021 Letter to the Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General - Congressman Guest Leads Bipartisan Letter calling on DOJ to Update Congress on Cattle Market Investigations
06/04/2021 Letter to the Hon. Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Wicker, Coons, Bipartisan Lawmakers Push For Expedited Relief For Chicken Growers
04/19/2021 Letter to Hon. Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Department of Agriculture - Representative Tracey Mann Leads Letter to USDA Secretary Expressing Concerns over Farmers to Families Food Box Program Cancelation
04/07/2021 Letter to the Hon. Jason Kearns, Chairman of the International Trade Commission, and Commisioners - Rep. Austin Scott Co-Leads Bipartisan Letter to ITC on Investigation Into Unfair Trade Practices that Harm American Specialty Crop Producers

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