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Jim McGovern's Public Statements on Issue: Agriculture and Food

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11/17/2022 McGovern Applauds USDA's Proposed Updates to the WIC Food Package
10/07/2022 If you don't believe climate change is real, talk to a farmer
09/27/2022 For the first time in generations, it's about to happen
09/20/2022 Letter to The Honorable Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of US Department of Agriculture, The Honorable Kevin Shea, Administrator of Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service - Spotted Lanternfly Spread
07/26/2022 Heinrich, Leger Fernández Introduce Legislation To Strengthen Tribal Food Sovereignty, Increase Access To Free School Meals For Native Children
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
05/04/2022 Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States, Elizabeth Prelogar, Solicitor General, and Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - In Support of Humane Farming
03/03/2022 Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Warner & Kaine Urge Changes to SNAP Benefits Guidance to Address Food Insecurity among Students
02/17/2022 In Orange, McGovern Announces LUNCHES Act to Reimburse Schools More Money for Student Meals
02/11/2022 McGovern, Davis Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Student Access to Healthy School Breakfasts
12/13/2021 McGovern, Newhouse, Pingree, Walorski Introduce New Bipartisan Bill to Increase Food Donations and Prevent Hunger
11/10/2021 McGovern, Burgess Introduce New Bipartisan Resolution Calling for Nutrition Education for Medical Students and Physicians
10/26/2021 Booker, Braun, McGovern, and Walorski Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill That Would Convene a White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, Hunger and Health
09/13/2021 Jenniffer González-Colón introduces legislation to include Puerto Rico in the Supplemental Food Assistance Program
09/01/2021 Letter to President Joseph R. Biden - Chairman Jim McGovern Leads All 25 House Committee Chairs Urging Biden Administration to Convene Hunger Conference
08/18/2021 Poverty Task Force Co-Chairs Applaud Biden Administration's Increase in Federal Hunger Program
08/17/2021 Congressman Garamendi Hosts House Rules Committee Chairman McGovern to Discuss Local Programs to Bolster Health and Eradicate Hunger and Poverty
06/29/2021 Letter to the Hon. Lloyd J. Austin, Secretary of the Department of Defense, the Hon. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - McGovern, Reschenthaler Lead Bipartisan Effort Urging Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Agriculture to Address Food Insecurity Among Military Families
05/27/2021 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, and Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - In Bicameral Letter, Pingree, Spanberger, Heinrich, Booker Lead Call for Investment in Agriculture as a Climate Solution
05/26/2021 Civil Eats - Hunger is a Political Decision. We Can Work to End It.
05/05/2021 Letter to the Hon. Sanford Bishop, Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, and Jeff Fortenberry, Ranking Member - Emmer Leads Bipartisan Letter to Address Stress in Farm Country
04/30/2021 MSNBC "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell" - Transcript: Interview with Jim Mcgovern
04/06/2021 Letter to Honorable Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Dingell, Pocan, Khanna Lead 76 Members of Congress in Calling on Biden-Harris Administration to Press For End of Yemeni Blockade
01/11/2021 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Newhouse Leads Call to Protect Agricultural Workers
12/16/2020 Letter to President Biden - House Hunger Caucus Co-Chair Jim McGovern Urges President-elect Biden to Appoint "Hunger Czar" to Fight Food Insecurity in America
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