WASHINGTON DC (August 6, 2019) — House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations Chair Marcia L Fudge of Ohio, and Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Chair Stacey Plaskett of the US Virgin Islands, issued the following joint statement in response to a report from the USDA’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) that the Administration has not followed proper procedure as it proceeds with a move of the Economic Research Service and National Institute fo

WASHINGTON DC (July 26, 2019) — In a letter to US Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue Friday, Representative Marcia L Fudge (OH-11), Chair of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations, expressed her strong opposition to a proposed rule that would eliminate the states’ use of broad-based categorical eligibility under the Supplemental Nut

WASHINGTON DC (July 23, 2019) — Following the announcement of a proposed rule this morning from the US Department of Agriculture that would eliminate broad-based categorical eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, the Chairmen of the House Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Agriculture issued statements on the potential of the rule to keep millions of Americans from the temporary food-assistance they need.

WASHINGTON DC (July 22, 2019) — House Agriculture Committee Subcommittee Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Chair Stacey Plaskett sent a letter to Sonny Perdue, the Secretary of Agriculture, expressing concerns with USDA’s lack of commitment to Scientific Integrity Policy.