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Chris Coons' Public Statements on Issue: Food Processing and Sales

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07/27/2022 Boozman, Senators Introduce Global Food Security Legislation
06/09/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Duckworth, Durbin Join Klobuchar, Brown and Colleagues in Urging Department of Agriculture to Minimize Food Deserts and Supports Programs to Help Americans Access Healthy, Affordable Food
05/06/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Merkley, Murkowski, Reed Lead Bipartisan Push to Support Fishermen and Seafood Processors
04/20/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States, Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Leahy And Other Senate Democrats Urge Trump Administration To Protect Food Supply And Essential Workers During COVID-19 Crisis
10/16/2019 Sen. Moran Joins Senate Colleagues to Introduce Resolution Celebrating World Food Day
01/11/2019 Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, FDA - Explain Shutdown's Impact on Health & Food Safety
12/05/2018 Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, Comissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Lawmakers Keep Pressure on Food and Drug Administration to Go Further in Combating Youth Tobacco Use
04/26/2018 Letter to Chairman John Hoeven, and Ranking Member Jeff Merkley - Ensure Horse Slaughter Remains Illegal
12/19/2017 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations - Continue Defunding USDA Inspections, Ban Horse Meat in US
04/24/2015 Letter to Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Updated Guidance to Pregnant Women on Seafood Consumption
12/10/2014 Letter to Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa - Drop Ban on U.S. Poultry
12/04/2014 Delaware's Congressional Delegation Announces USDA Grant to Colonial School District to Connect Local Students and Farmers
09/19/2014 Casey, Johanns, Coons, Isakson, Cardin, and Boozman Introduce Global Food Security Bill to Combat Hunger, Malnutrition, and Bolster U.S. Security
09/08/2014 Letter to Michael Froman, Ambassador Office of the US Trade Representative - Restore the Flow of U.S. Agriculture Exports to China
06/03/2014 Senator Coons Introduces Bill to Reform and Modernize America's Food Aid Program
01/15/2014 Letter to Michael Froman, US Trade Representative, and Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Open Markets for US Poultry Exports
07/05/2013 Carper, Coons, Carney Praise WTO Decision that Chinese Poultry Barriers are Unfair
05/10/2013 Cardin, Collins Lead Senate In Brewing Up Jobs By Stimulating The American Craft Beer Industry
05/10/2013 Senators Carper, Coons Introduce Bill to Help Delaware's Small Breweries Grow
03/20/2013 Senate Passes Senator Coons' Amendment to Prevent Furloughs of Food Inspectors
03/20/2013 Senate Unanimously Passes Pryor/Blunt/Coons Amendment To Protect Private Sector Jobs, Avoid Sequester Furloughs For Food Inspectors
03/14/2013 Senator Coons Introduces Amendment to Prevent Furloughs of Food Inspectors
03/06/2012 Delaware's Congressional Delegation Commends Obama Administration's Efforts to Protect U.S. Poultry Industry and Ensure Fair Trade Policies with India
11/30/2010 Sens. Carper, Coons Statement on Passage of Food Safety Bill
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