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John Shimkus' Public Statements on Issue: Agriculture and Food

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11/18/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Durbin, Duckworth, Bustos, Davis Lead Illinois Delegation In Opposing USDA Effort To End Food Stamp Program At Illinois Senior Living Facilities
09/28/2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Republican Leader of the House, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Democratic Leader of the Senate - Brownley, Welch Lead Bipartisan Letter to Protect American Farmers and U.S. Food Supply
08/13/2020 Letter to the Hon. Robert Lighthizer, U.S. Trade Representative, and the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Reps. Kind, Reed, Peterson, Thompson, Brindisi, Fulcher, Torres Small, Gonzalez Lead Letter Calling on the Administration to Implement USMCA Enforcement Measures to Support Dairy Industry
07/14/2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Kevin Mc Carthy, House Minority Leader - Congressman Rick Crawford Encourages the House to Lead Reforms in Agriculture Supply Chain
06/08/2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Illinois GOP Urges EPA to Appeal Court's Dicamba Decision
04/23/2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Congressman Costa Leads 126 Members in Calling on President to Ensure Direct Relief to Farmers and Producers in the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
04/10/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Congressman Fred Keller Joins Lawmakers in Urging USDA Sec. Sonny Perdue to Help Dairy Farmers
04/01/2020 Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Blunt, Hawley Join Colleagues in Urging USDA to Provide Immediate Assistance to Cattle Producers
11/14/2019 Letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Neil Chatterjee - Peterson Leads Letter on Midwest Propane Shortages
11/14/2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Illinois Congressional Delegation Presses USDA To End Hostility Toward State's Food Stamp Program At Senior Living Facilities
11/08/2019 Recognizing Don Guinnip's Consistent Production of High-Quality Soybeans
07/08/2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Illinois Congressional Delegation Urges USDA To Support State's Request For Disaster Declaration
04/02/2019 Letter to Chairman Price and Ranking Member Diaz-Balart - Rep. Spanberger Stands Up for Central Virginia Livestock Producers, Joins Bipartisan Effort to Ease Trucking Regulations on Haulers
03/27/2019 Letter to Secretary Perdue - Reps. Peterson, Thompson Push Usda on Farm Bill Dairy Program Implementation
03/14/2019 Letter to the Hon. Robert Lighthizer - House Members Defend Agriculture in EU Trade Agreement
07/19/2018 Shimkus Statement On Farm Bill Conference Committee Selection
02/21/2018 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the Senate - Young Leads Effort for Equity in Ag Markets
01/01/2018 Issue Position: Agriculture
06/27/2017 Shimkus Applauds EPA Withdrawal of WOTUS Rule
03/29/2017 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump - Regarding Trade
11/02/2016 Letter to the Hon. Gina McCarthy, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency - Demanding EPA Use Sound Science
11/01/2016 Letter to the Hon. Gina McCarthy, EPA Administrator - Ecological Risk Assessment for Atrazine
10/28/2016 Letter to Barack Obama, President, United States of America - Engaging China on Biotechnology
06/22/2016 Letter to the Honorable Paul Ryan, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the Honorable Kevin McCarthy, House Majority Leader, United States House of Representatives, the Honorable Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader, United States House of Representatives, the Honorable Steny Hoyer, House Minority Whip, United States House of Representatives - S.J.Res. 28
05/23/2016 Letter to The Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Warning USDA of Uncertainty, Potential Trade Disruptions in Proposed Biotech Revisions

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