Minority News

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, issued the following statement in support of the House Agriculture Committee’s passage of an extension of the Wildfire Hurricane Indemnity Program (WHIP+) disaster program for 2020 and 2021...

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, issued the following statement on Randy Moore’s swearing-in as the 20th chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Forest Service: “Randy Moore has the experience necessary to take the...

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, led a group of his colleagues in a series of speeches on the Senate floor that highlighted the detrimental impact that the Democrats’ reckless tax and spend agenda will have on family farmers, ranchers and...

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released the following opening remarks, as prepared, from the hearing to consider the nomination of Jennifer Lester Moffitt to be under secretary for marketing and regulatory programs at the U.S. Department of...

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released the following statement on the signing of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Fund Management Act (S.409): “The CFTC’s Office of the Whistleblower is vital to our efforts to...

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, delivered the following remarks in support of the Growing Climate Solutions Act: Watch Ranking Member Boozman’s floor speech Madame President,Our farmers, ranchers and foresters are the greatest stewards of...

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released the following opening remarks, as prepared, from the hearing entitled “Examining Markets, Transparency, and Prices from Cattle Producer to Consumer”: Thank you Chairwoman Stabenow for setting...

WASHINGTON—The Republican leaders of the agriculture committees in Congress are highlighting a new study that confirms Democrats' proposed changes to taxes on inherited property will have a devastating impact on the next generation of family farmers and ranchers.Senator John Boozman, Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and...

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, authored an opinion piece published on Fox News Opinion that scrutinizes the Biden administration's claim that only a small percentage of family farms and ranches will be impacted by the president’s proposed...

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, announced that Fitzhugh Elder IV will succeed Martha Scott Poindexter as staff director for the Republican side of the committee after Poindexter steps down at the end of the month to assume the role of chief...

WASHINGTON—A bipartisan group of senators are proposing to apply lessons learned from the pandemic to existing child nutrition programs to make them more efficient, flexible and better equipped to reach children in need during the summer months.Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and...

WASHINGTON—Republican members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry are increasing pressure on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support its claim that less than two percent of family farms and ranches will be impacted by the Biden administration’s proposed tax increases. U.S. Senator John...

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released the following opening remarks, as prepared, from the hearing to consider the nomination of Janie Simms Hipp to be general counsel at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA): Good morning. I am pleased to...

WASHINGTON—Republican members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry are calling on U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to make public a detailed explanation and any supporting economic analyses that clarifies how the Biden administration’s proposed tax increases will affect farm estates. U.S. Senator John...

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, highlighted the important role the forestry sector plays in addressing climate change and how Congress can build on the sector’s successes by encouraging proper management...

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released the following opening remarks, as prepared, from the hearing entitled Federal, State, and Private Forestlands: Opportunities for Addressing Climate Change: Thank you Chairwoman Stabenow for your interest...

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, expressed skepticism about evolving concepts described as a “carbon bank” that fail to consider whether the secretary of agriculture has the authority to pursue such proposals without congressional...

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, applauded the bipartisan efforts that led to the Committee passage of the Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021 (S.1251).  The bill, introduced by Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) and Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI),...

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released the following opening remarks, as prepared, from the hearing to consider the nomination of Dr. Jewel Bronaugh to be deputy secretary of agriculture: Good morning. I am pleased to welcome Dr. Jewel...

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released the following opening remarks, as prepared, from the business meeting to consider S. 1251, the Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021: Thank you Chairwoman Stabenow and Senator Braun for your work to...