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Adam Smith's Public Statements on Issue: Agriculture and Food

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06/13/2022 Letter to Jospeh R. Biden, President of the United States - Womack, Lawmakers Call on Biden Admin to Reduce Barriers to U.S. Agriculture Production
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 Reps. Huffman and Smith Introduce the Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act to Promote Smart Land-Use Practices
10/19/2021 Letter to Hon. Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Expanding Agricultural Assistance to Washington and Oregon Farmers
07/27/2021 Letter to Tom Vilsack Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Pushing Feds for More Relief Following Historic Wildfires, Droughts, Heat
04/02/2021 Letter to the Hon. Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce - Washington Congressional Delegation Urges U.S. Department of Commerce to Expedite Washington's Pending Fishery Disaster Requests
08/28/2020 Letter to The Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Congressman Cleaver Applauds Usda Reversal, Decision to Extend Nutrition Program Waivers for Kids Learning Remotely
08/21/2020 Rep. Smith Condemns USDA Sec. Perdue's Refusal to Renew Vital School Meal Waivers for Students
08/14/2020 Letter to the Hon.. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Fudge, Plaskett, DeLauro Blast USDA Decision to Include Signed Letter from President in Emergency Food Relief Program
07/24/2020 Congressman Smith Statement on House Passage of Appropriations Package
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
07/07/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Newhouse, Cantwell Lead Delegation Call to Support Washington Agriculture, Specialty Crops
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
06/15/2020 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
05/05/2020 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
04/30/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - U.S. Reps. David Trone, Don Young, Lead 54 Bipartisan Members of Congress to Urge USDA to Waive Restrictions on Access to School Meals Across the Country
04/13/2020 Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Meng and Espaillat Call for Key Food Assistance Program to Allow Hot Food Purchases
04/07/2020 Letter to the Hon. Ben Carson, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development - Cantwell, Washington Democratic Colleagues Call for Increased Access to Food Assistance for Washingtonians
04/02/2020 Letter to Jovita Carranza , Admin. of the Small Business Administration - Stanton Calls on Small Business Administration to Extend Coronavirus Relief to Arizona Farmers
01/30/2020 Congressman Smith Introduces the Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act
12/02/2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Senator Murray Leads Washington State Delegation Letter Denouncing Proposed Trump Administration Rule that Would Gut Food Assistance Program in Washington State
11/15/2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Washington Congressional Delegation Calls for Federal Agriculture Disaster Declaration
09/06/2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue Secretary to the U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington state delegation blasts Trump administration rule that would strip food assistance benefits from more than 175,000 Washingtonians
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

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