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Mitch McConnell, Jr.'s Public Statements on Issue: Agriculture and Food
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U.S. Senate (KY)
- Sr, Republican Minority Leader
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06/27/2023
U.S. Senators participate in a discussion on the Farm Bill with state and local agriculture stakeholders at the University of Kentucky's College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
06/27/2023
Leader McConnell, Ranking Member Boozman Discuss Agriculture Priorities in Kentucky
06/08/2023
Congress Must Support American Farmers and Secure our Food Supply
05/03/2023
Democrats Choose Chickens and China Over American Workers
07/22/2021
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
07/22/2021
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
06/14/2021
McConnell Cosponsors Bipartisan Bill to Help Reduce Child Hunger
05/26/2021
Tweet - "Everyone from Republicans to liberal economists warned Democrats' $1.9 trillion "COVID bill' could risk inflation. We just got the sharpest monthly inflation report in over a decade. Ask a working American family about gas prices, food prices, lumber prices, housing prices."
03/22/2021
McConnell and Comer Announce Nearly $1.9 Million for Russell County Agribusiness Training Facility
09/23/2020
Tweet - "House Democrats' first government funding bill intentionally left rural America behind. But @SenJoniErnst and other Republicans did not let the Democrats defund farm country. They secured the Commodity Credit Corporation funding that our farmers and ranchers depend on."
09/21/2020
Tweet - "House Democrats' rough draft of a government funding bill shamefully leaves out key relief and support that American farmers need. This is no time to add insult to injury and defund help for farmers and rural America."
09/01/2020
USDA Extends School Nutrition Waiver at McConnell's Request
08/17/2020
Letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue - Capito, Colleagues Urge Flexibility for School Meals
05/19/2020
McConnell's CARES Act Delivers for Kentucky Farmers, Producers
03/30/2020
Tweet - "From bourbon and spirits to hand sanitizer. I am proud of our great #Kentucky distillers and all of our job creators who are stepping up to help their neighbors during this emergency."
03/06/2020
Tweet - "Thank you @KYFB for coming to Washington. It's an honor to work in the Senate on behalf of #Kentucky farm families."
02/28/2020
Tweet - "Thank you @KYFB for the warm reception. It's an honor to work in the Senate on behalf of #Kentucky farm families and represent the home of great statesmen like Henry Clay and Abraham Lincoln. #KYinDC"
02/26/2020
Tweet - "It's an honor to be among @KYFB friends. Thank you for coming to Washington to speak for our agricultural communities and rural values. With your advocacy, I'm going to keep putting the priorities of #Kentucky families at the center of the national discussion. #KYinDC"
12/20/2019
Tweet - "I'm glad to see the results of last year's Farm Bill. In Kentucky alone, growers on more than 75,000 farms now have the predictability to better secure their future. I'll continue working to support growers and hemp producers as they feed our country and the world."
12/18/2019
Majority Leader McConnell Secures Nearly $66 Million for New Research Lab at the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture
11/27/2019
Tweet - "Honored to be named @WholeFoodsMag 2019 Person of the Year. I was recognized as the most influential person in the natural products industry, specifically because of my work to legalize industrial #hemp for farmers in Kentucky and around the country. http://bit.ly/2XBx30F"
09/18/2019
Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Rubio Joins Colleagues in Calling for House Leadership to Protect Farmers and Ranchers
08/19/2019
At McConnell's Request, National Credit Union Administration Issues Guidance to Assist Legal Hemp Industry
07/25/2019
Majority Leader McConnell Welcomes Kentucky Hemp Farmer to Senate Agriculture Committee Hearing
07/24/2019
Senators McConnell and Paul Introduce Bill to Advance Kentucky's Signature Bourbon Industry
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