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Grace Meng's Public Statements on Issue: Agriculture and Food

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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
05/17/2022 Letter to Hon. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States of America - Pressley, Bowman, Jayapal, Meng Call for Urgent Executive Action on Baby Formula Shortage
05/16/2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Rep. Sherrill Leads Bipartisan Group of Moms in Congress in Call for the President to Take Actions to Immediately Expand Access to Infant Formula
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
03/08/2022 Letter to Hon. Eric Adams, Mayor of the City of New York - Rep. Delgado Fights to Keep Flavored Milk in New York City Schools
01/07/2022 Meng, Rush and Fitzpatrick Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Allow SNAP to Cover Hot and Prepared Foods
05/26/2021 Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Reps. Courtney and Thompson Lead Bipartisan Effort to Ensure Schools Retain Freedom to Provide Variety of Healthy Milk Options
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
04/01/2021 Letter to the Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Meng, Velázquez, and Espaillat Urge Agriculture Secretary to Strengthen Future Rounds of Pandemic Food Security Programs
04/01/2021 Infant Formula Protection Act of 2021
01/23/2021 Meng Statement on Biden Actions to Combat Food Insecurity
09/30/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Gillibrand, Colleagues Urge USDA To Fix Problems With Federal Food Program Local Pantries Rely On
08/28/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Meng Leads Call for USDA to Protect Kosher and Halal Foods
08/26/2020 Meng Supports Legislation to Help Independent Food and Drinking Establishments Impacted by COVID-19
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
07/21/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Reps. Pressley, McGovern Lead Northeast Delegation Lawmakers in Calling for Equitable Distribution of Emergency Food Aid Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
07/13/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Delgado, Tonko Lead NY Delegation Demanding Answers on Food Box Failures
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
06/16/2020 Meng and Upton Introduce Farm to Fridge Act to Strengthen Food Security During COVID-19
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
05/27/2020 Letter to the Hon. Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Meng Demands FDA to Not Compromise Those with Food Allergies During COVID-19
05/13/2020 Sanders, Velázquez Introduce Nutrition Equity Bill for Puerto Rico, Samoa and Northern Mariana Islands
05/10/2020 Meng Hails Approval of New York State's Plan to Operate Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer Program
05/06/2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Meeks Leads Letter Calling for More Financial Relief for Local Restaurants Affected by COVID-19
04/30/2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Meng Seeks Coronavirus Relief for Bodegas, Ethnic Grocery Stores and Small Independent Supermarkets in NYC

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