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Dutch Ruppersberger's Public Statements on Issue: Agriculture and Food

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06/20/2022 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Ahead of June 30 Deadline, Pingree Joins Bipartisan Effort Pushing House Leadership to Extend USDA Child Nutrition Waiver Authority, Keep Maine Students Fed at School
03/03/2022 Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Warner & Kaine Urge Changes to SNAP Benefits Guidance to Address Food Insecurity among Students
09/20/2021 Baltimore Congressional Delegation Announces More than $6.5 Million in Federal Funding to Support the City of Baltimore's COVID-19 Response Efforts
05/26/2021 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
03/23/2021 Baltimore Delegation Announces More Than $18 Million For Essential Goods And Services Provided To Seniors During The Covid-19 Pandemic
10/26/2020 Letter to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue - Sarbanes, Maryland Delegation Members Call on Trump Administration to Reverse Devastating Cuts to Food Aid for Thousands of Maryland Families
08/14/2020 Letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue - Members of Maryland Delegation Urge USDA Secretary Perdue to Extend School Nutrition Waivers for Children and Families During COVID-19 Pandemic
08/04/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Van Hollen, Democrats Send Letter to Secretary Perdue Expressing Concern About Increasing Food Insecurity in Maryland and The District of Columbia
08/04/2020 Letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue - Hoyer, Democrats Send Letter to Secretary Perdue Expressing Concern About Increasing Food Insecurity in Maryland and the District of Columbia
07/24/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Delmarva Delegation Requests Relief for Local Shellfish Producers
07/23/2020 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
07/13/2020 Maryland Delegation Announces $300,000 for University of Maryland Bee Research
06/29/2020 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
06/02/2020 Letter to the Hon. Matthew Lohr, Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service - Carper, Members of Congress Urge USDA to Prioritize Bay Health, Support Farmers in Reducing Pollution
05/12/2020 Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces $4.1 Million in COVID-19 Relief for State Fishing Industry
04/29/2020 Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces New COVID-19 Emergency Nutrition Assistance For Students Missing Free or Reduced-Price Lunches at School Due to COVID-19 Closures
04/21/2020 Letter to Maryland Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Lourdes R. Padilla and the President of the Maryland Retailers Association (MRA) Cailey Locklair - Maryland Delegation Members Urge State, Retailers to Ensure SNAP Recipients Can Access Grocery Delivery and Pick-Up Services in Light of COVID-19 Pandemic
01/14/2020 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
10/24/2019 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
09/17/2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - "Maryland Delegation Urges USDA to Reconsider Food and Nutrition Benefit Changes
08/08/2019 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
04/03/2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, USDA - Back Away from Detrimental Changes to SNAP Work Requirements
01/08/2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Members of Congress Demand Answers on Upcoming SNAP Benefit Lapse
12/12/2018 Ruppersberger Issues Statement on Vote in Support of Rule Advancing Compromise Farm Bill
06/14/2018 Letter to Patricia Dombroski, Regional Administrator at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Office for Food and Nutrition Service - Cardin, Van Hollen, Ruppersberger, Sarbanes, Delaney Seek Relief for Maryland Crab Shacks

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