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Bernie Sanders' Public Statements on Issue: Agriculture and Food

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07/15/2023 Vermont Delegation Urges USDA Secretary to Approve Vermont Disaster Designation, Streamline Flood Recovery Funds for Vermont Farmers
02/05/2023 Letter to Michelle Korsmo, President and CEO of the National Restaurant Association - Senators Warren, Sanders, Murray Push National Restaurant Association for Answers Following Bombshell Report of Misuse of Food Safety Training Funds
01/26/2023 Booker Leads Colleagues in Reintroducing the Justice for Black Farmers Act
10/13/2022 Tweet - "At a time when food prices are soaring as a result of corporate greed, it would be an absolute disaster to allow Kroger, the 2nd largest grocery store in America, to merge with Albertsons, the 4th largest grocery store in America. The Biden Administration must reject this deal."
07/22/2022 Letter to Martha Williams, Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service - Booker Leads Colleagues in Calling for Ban of Agricultural Pesticides on National Wildlife Refuges
06/02/2022 Letter to Thomas Vilsack, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture - Senator Reverend Warnock, Colleagues to USDA: We Urge You to Act to Address Historic Discrimination Against Black Farmers
06/01/2022 Tweet - "Yes, it is more important to protect the babies of this country than the huge CEO compensation packages and stock buybacks of an infant formula company that lied to the FDA. That's not a radical idea."
05/23/2022 Letter to Robert Ford, Chair and CEO of Abbot Laboratories - King Seeking Relief for Maine Mothers Amid Formula Shortage
05/13/2022 Letter to Mardi Mountford, President of the Infant Nutrition Council of America - Warner, Kaine, Colleagues Push Infant Formula Manufacturers to Address Shortages and Get Formula on Shelves
05/06/2022 Letter to Tammy Baldwin, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Other Related Agencies; and John Hoeven, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Other Related Agencies -
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 Letter to Hon. Tom Vilaseck, Secretary of U.S. Department of Agriculture- Maine Delegation Urges USDA to Implement Northeast Dairy Task Force Recommendations
02/16/2022 Letter to Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary Dept. of Agriculture - Pingree, Members of Northeastern Congressional Delegations Urge USDA to Implement Northeast Dairy Task Force Recommendations
02/09/2022 Letter to Hon. Patrick Leahy, Chairman of Senate Appropriations Committee, Hon. Richard Shelby, Ranking Member of Senate Appropriations Committee, Hon. Rosa DeLauro, Chair of the House Committee on Appropriations, and Hon. Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations - Velázquez, Gillibrand Push for $ 1 Billion in Critical Supplemental Nutrition Assistance for Puerto Rico in FY 22 Funding Package
01/20/2022 Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Booker, Bipartisan Colleagues Urge President Biden to Include Funding for Emergency International Food Aid in Any Supplemental Request to Congress
01/20/2022 Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America - Durbin, Bipartisan Colleagues Urge President Biden To Include Funding For Emergency International Food Aid In Any Supplemental Request To Congress
01/20/2022 Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America - VAN HOLLEN, DURBIN, BIPARTISAN COLLEAGUES URGE PRESIDENT BIDEN TO INCLUDE FUNDING FOR EMERGENCY INTERNATIONAL FOOD AID IN ANY SUPPLEMENTAL REQUEST TO CONGRESS
09/22/2021 Letter to Hon. Tom Vilsack - Maine Delegation Urges USDA to Support Maine Organic Dairy Farmers
07/13/2021 Booker Reintroduces Bill to Reform Farm System With Expanded Support From Farm, Labor, Environment, Public Health, Faith Based and Animal Welfare Groups
06/10/2021 Gillibrand Introduces Bill To Provide Direct Relief To Small Farms Struggling To Stay Afloat Amid The Pandemic
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
05/18/2021 Letter to the Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Collins, King Join Bipartisan Group Urging USDA to Provide Additional Financial Relief to Dairy Farmers Amid COVID-19
05/07/2021 NEWS: Sanders, Omar, Gillibrand, and Moore Seek to Expand and Make Permanent Universal School Meals
02/17/2021 Letter to Jeff Zients, White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator - Booker Leads Senators in Urging Biden Administration to Ensure Vaccine Access for Farm and Food Chain Workers
12/01/2020 Letter to Honorable Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, Honorable Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the Committee on Appropriations, Honorable Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Committee of Appropriations, and Honorable Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the Committee on Appropriations - As Record Numbers Of New Yorkers Face Food Insecurity, Gillibrand Urges Congress To Invest $6 Billion To Meet Growing Nutrition Needs
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