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On May 19, President Donald Trump’s Department of Agriculture unveiled its so-called "Farmers First" policy initiative with an aggressive marketing campaign. There was a press conference with Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, a social media campaign promoting the initiative and a glossy pamphlet trumpeting the hard work and dignity of America’s family farmers.
(Oct. 28) WASHINGTON – As food stamp benefits are set to end for 42 million Americans – including 440,000 households in Minnesota – Democrats are insisting the Trump administration can use emergency funds to continue the program through November.
Rep. Angie Craig, D-2nd District, was among those who pressed the administration to use a little more than $5 billion in an emergency fund for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the official name for food stamps, to help fund the program past Nov. 1, when all benefits will end.
(Washington, DC) Congresswoman and ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee Angie Craig is calling on President Trump to roll back his tariffs to provide relief to Minnesota soybean farmers. In a letter to Trump, Craig pointed out the negative impacts his trade policies are having on soybean farmers, and called out his recent bailout to Argentina, one of the country's largest competitors in growing soybeans. Soybeans are the number one agricultural crop produced by Minnesota farmers, but China is no longer purchasing them due to U.S. tariffs.
U.S. Representative and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture Angie Craig has urged President Trump to reverse his unconstitutional, country-specific “Liberation Day” tariffs, which have placed immense pressure on soybean farmers in Minnesota and across the United States.
In response to pressure from U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, D-Prior Lake, the United States Postal Service recently notified Craig’s office that it will be launching an internal investigation into reports of delayed delivery of the New Prague Times.
The Ranking Member of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee is frustrated with the USDA for a lack of transparency during the government shutdown.
Angie Craig of Minnesota tells Brownfield Democrats in the House and Senate requested a bipartisan meeting with the department earlier this month.
The issue of paying the troops, who like all others on the federal payroll will miss their first paycheck, has put pressure on Democrats – some more than others.
Rep. Angie Craig, D-2nd District, who is running for retiring Sen. Tina Smith’s seat, was one of 10 House Democrats, many of them moderates, who wrote to House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday asking him to reconvene the U.S. House to vote on legislation that would pay the military, even if there is no end to the shutdown.
U.S. Rep. Angie Craig says she is demanding answers from United States Postal Service leadership on the status of the New Prague Post Office following reports from the New Prague Times that its newspapers were not being delivered to subscribers on time.
WASHINGTON—Some Democrats have found an answer to President Trump’s popular tax cuts for tipped workers, overtime pay and senior citizens: expand them.
The Ranking Member of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee is concerned about the ag economy.
“Well, there’s no doubt farmers are hurting. Input costs are up, prices are down.”
Minnesota Congresswoman Angie Craig says with a large crop on the horizon, market access is critical.
“Business is absolutely gone, it’s moved from the United States to Brazil, especially in China. So look, the administration caused this problem with their trade wars and their economic policies, and it’s incumbent upon them to step up and fix the problems.”