Minority News

WASHINGTON – Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, joined Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), John Fetterman (D-PA) and 13 other Senators to press the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to address the ongoing outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), which is one of the...

WASHINGTON – Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Representative Angie Craig (D-MN-02), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture, are pressing the Administration for answers following actions — including a stop work order — that halted delivery and distribution...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released the following statement on reports that the Administration has fired U.S. Department of Agriculture employees. “U.S. Department of Agriculture employees support farmers and ranchers, invest in rural communities,...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, released the following statement on the budget resolution released by House Republicans earlier today.   “These proposed cuts come at a time when we should be focused on helping our farmers and ranchers, children, seniors, and rural...

WASHINGTON – Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, led all Committee Democrats in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) demanding answers and clarity following the Trump Administration’s funding freeze. The Senators wrote to USDA Acting Secretary Gary...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, today delivered the following opening statement at the hearing on “Perspectives from the Field: Farmer and Rancher Views on the Agricultural Economy, Part 1.” A rough transcript of Klobuchar’s full opening statement is...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, in a Committee hearing on the Agricultural Economy, raised concerns from farmers about the impact of the Administration’s proposed tariffs on Canada and Mexico. In response to Klobuchar’s questioning, National Farmers...

WASHINGTON – (Saturday, Feb. 2, 2025) – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, released the following statement on President Trump announcing tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China.“These tariffs will only make it harder for American families to put food on the table and...

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, today delivered the following opening statement at the hearing to consider the nomination of Brooke Rollins to be Secretary of Agriculture. A rough transcript of Klobuchar’s full opening statement is available below and a...

Washington – Today, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow and House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Office of Management and Budget, requesting at least $1 billion in additional support for domestic specialty crop producers via the...

WASHINGTON (Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024) – Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, Monday released the following statement on Farm Bill and agriculture provisions in the Continuing Resolution.   “I am so pleased that we were able to secure much needed economic and natural disaster...

WASHINGTON – Senate Committee Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow and House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott released the following statement in response to ongoing negotiations regarding the farm bill extension and delivering economic assistance to America’s farmers. “For weeks, congressional Democrats...

WASHINGTON (Monday, Dec. 9, 2024) – Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, Monday applauded the rollout of the Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC) program. The new program will provide $2 billion to support the competitiveness of U.S. specialty crop growers as they manage...

WASHINGTON  – U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) Monday introduced the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act. The bill includes $39 billion in new resources to keep farmers farming, families fed, and rural communities strong.  Watch the video of her full remarks below:

Chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, Tuesday announced $2 billion to support the competitiveness of U.S. specialty crop growers. Stabenow said: “Specialty crops represent almost half of the cash receipts in agriculture across our country, and it’s not easy to grow fruits and vegetables. Specialty crop producers...

WASHINGTON (Monday, Nov. 18, 2024) – U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) Monday introduced the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act. The bill includes $39 billion in new resources to keep farmers farming, families fed, and rural communities strong.   Chairwoman Stabenow said: “The...

WASHINGTON (Monday, Nov. 18, 2024) – U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, Monday spoke on the Senate floor to introduce the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act. Chairwoman Stabenow’s remarks as prepared for delivery are available below: For more than 2 years, I have been...

Friday, Oct. 25, 2024 – Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, Friday applauded a historic $1.5 billion investment in conservation projects through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). The funding, championed by Stabenow, was made available through the Farm Bill and...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, Tuesday applauded a $1.7 billion investment in American farmers through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s authorities under the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Charter Act. The funding will be used to purchase locally...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, Monday called for emergency assistance for farmers, ranchers, and rural communities who suffered devastating losses in the wake of Hurricane Helene.   “This was a horrible blow to farmers, ranchers, and rural communities across...