House Agriculture Committee Democrats

🧵1/ The GOP’s latest scheme would force states to pay for a share of SNAP food benefits based on “payment error rates.”

This would be catastrophic for states, including Maine. Here’s what you need to know. 👇

Just when I thought the Big Bad Bill couldn’t get any worse, new provisions in Senate Republicans’ budget bill will take away food from veterans, seniors and kids aging out of the foster care system.

And all to fund tax breaks for billionaires.
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217 DEMOCRATS Sign Boyle Discharge Petition to Block Medicaid & SNAP Cuts

BREAKING: We now need just a handful of House Republicans to sign our discharge petition protecting Medicaid and SNAP.

If just a few House Republicans sign @congressmanboyle.bsky.social's petition, we can force a vote to protect working families from the Republican budget bill.

YouTube video by House Ag Democrats Markup of the Republicans' Partisan Budget (Part II)

Republicans have fallen in line behind $300 billion in cuts to food assistance, taking food away from seniors living on fixed incomes and parents struggling to afford groceries for their children.

Democrats are fighting back. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnGi...

Press Releases | House Agriculture Committee

“We should make food assistance work better for those it was designed to protect – like children and moms – not cut it so Republicans can fund more tax breaks for those at the very top.”

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From the farm gate to the dinner plate, America’s food economy is under attack The Trump administration's blanket tariff policy is hurting America farmers and increasing costs all along the food supply chain.

America’s farmers navigate droughts, floods, and frosts. But this year the storm isn’t coming from the skies, it’s coming from Trump’s White House. Farmers – and all of us who rely on them – are paying the price.

My @FoxNewsOpinion op-ed ⤵️
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Republicans want to give billionaires the national credit card – and in order to do that, they are trying to cut $230 billion from SNAP. That will mean skyrocketing national debt, higher costs for the middle class and more Americans going hungry. It’s a disgrace.

According to data from USDA, 68% of SNAP recipients are children, elderly or disabled.

Are Republicans recommending we revoke child labor laws now?

Cutting SNAP by $230 billion to pay for tax cuts for billionaires and large corporations will take food our farmers grow away from children, seniors and people with disabilities.

Ranking Member Angie Craig Statement on Trump’s World Trade War

Starting a worldwide trade war will cost farmers and working families billions of dollars and destroy jobs. Nobody wins in a trade war. #Tariffs

Read Ranking Member Craig’s full statement here: democrats-agriculture.house.gov/news/documen...

The Republicans will try to tell you that their budget proposal to cut SNAP and Medicaid will save us money. The reality is that it takes food from hungry kids, jeopardizes hundreds of thousands of jobs and weakens our supply chain - all while raising the debt.

The Admin's tariffs on steel and aluminum are hurting folks across the ag economy – including farmers who can their food. Yesterday, I spoke to the American Fruit and Vegetable Coalition about how we can work together to support American family farmers.

In Hadley proudly standing w/ local farmers fighting against Trump’s closure of local USDA offices & dismantling of programs that help farms. I said "Trump doesn't give a rat’s ass about farmers". I was being nice.

We won’t let them screw farmers to give billionaires a tax cut!

Colorado Farmer Warns Trump Policies Could Have Lasting Negative Effects on Crop Growers The Trump Administrationhas made sweeping changes to American public policy over its first two months, from shuttering the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to downsizing the ...

Some farmers never fully recovered from the 2018-2019 trade war with China. Now, they’re dealing with tariff whiplash as the Administration lashes out at allies and rivals. Farmers need access to markets, not chaos and uncertainty. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2025/03/colo...

Western NC farms, schools and food bank take hit from Trump administration funding cuts “There’s nobody that should be against helping local farmers feed local kids,” said Hickory Nut Gap Farm CEO and co-founder Jamie Ager.

North Carolina has been devastated by natural disasters. And now, while family farms and local businesses are still rebuilding, the administration is cutting programs and firing USDA staff integral to the region’s recovery. www.citizen-times.com/story/news/l...

Trump spending cuts force Farm Fresh RI to lay off staff, other food programs in danger Farm Fresh Rhode Island, the nonprofit that connects farmers with buyers, has cut 8 positions because of Trump administration cuts to food programs.

The House GOP budget cuts SNAP by $230 billion, threatening jobs in retail, transportation, manufacturing and farming. Food and agri-businesses are already cutting jobs due to funding cuts that have taken opportunities away from local farmers. www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...

Frozen USDA funding forces furloughs, program cuts Money that farmers counted on to move farm projects forward has dried up.

Farm projects across the country are crumbling under the weight of the Trump administration’s USDA funding freeze. Congress appropriated these funds to invest in the farm country. Illegally withholding it is causing unnecessary harm. www.farmprogress.com/farm-policy/...

How Does Cutting Local Food Programs Help Make America Healthy Again? The cancellation of $1 billion from a pair of USDA local food programs will leave local food banks and schools with less access to local foods. It will also affect roughly 10,000 farms.

It’s one thing to say you love farmers. It’s another thing to pull the rug out from under them by defunding local food programs that connect small farmers with schools and food banks. How does this help farmers or our communities? www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/...

Hayes Leads House Agriculture Committee Democrats in Letter to Speaker Johnson Defending SNAP from $230 Billion in Cuts and Calling for Bipartisan Farm Bill Negotiations

Ag Democrats sent a letter to Republican leaders opposing their $230 billion cut to SNAP, which would harm the farm economy and communities across the country. Read about it here: democrats-agriculture.house.gov/news/documen...

Video: How Trump’s Tariffs Affect U.S. Farmers Retaliatory tariffs are hitting U.S. farmers hard, particularly in states that voted for Trump. Ana Swanson, an Iowa native who covers trade and international economics for The New York Times, explain...

Curious about why tariffs and trade wars are bad for America’s family farmers? Watch this explainer video: www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...

U.S. farmers are staring down steep losses through no fault of their own. The Administration is hell bent on cutting farm program funding and starting trade wars – and farmers are paying the price. www.nbcnews.com/politics/eco...

From freezes in federal support, to mass firings and chaos at the USDA, it’s not an easy time to be a farmer. I will ALWAYS show up and have the backs of our farmers. Happy National Ag Day!

From the timber in our homes to the fiber in our shirts to the food on our plate – there’s a lot to celebrate on National Agriculture Day. Thank you to the farmers and farm workers who keep our agricultural sector the envy of the world! #AgDay25

Feeding the Economy America’s food and agriculture sectors are responsible for over $9.5 trillion – or nearly 20% – of the country’s economic activity. Learn more.

While Republicans try to convince you that cutting SNAP and shrinking the food economy saves money, the fact is fighting hunger is good for the economy. According to #FeedingTheEconomy2025, 47 million Americans work in food and ag. The GOP budget cuts these jobs. www.FeedingTheEconomy.com

If you ate today, thank a farmer.

Today we’re celebrating #AgDay25 and the crucial role farmers play in feeding our nation and the world.

The Republican plan to gut Medicaid could devastate health care in rural America. Medicaid helps rural health clinics and critical access hospitals stay open. Slashing this funding will put care out of reach for folks across rural America. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

USDA cancels $1B in local food purchasing for schools, food banks States have been notified that they will not receive 2025 funding for schools to buy food from nearby farms.

USDA grant suspensions are throwing farmers and food banks into chaos. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

Farmers put plans, investments on hold under Trump USDA spending freeze Nate Powell-Palm, an organic farmer outside Belgrade, Montana, was relying on a $648,000 grant from USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service to help build a feed mill - an economic lifeline for about 150 area organic grain farmers.

Trump’s funding freeze isn’t helping farmers, it’s hurting them and the rural economy. www.reuters.com/world/us/far...

GOP Budget Cuts Stand to Deal Tremendous Damage to Rural Economies As congressional Republicans mull slashing federal spending, a key nutrition program is on the chopping block—and everyone on our food supply chains could take a hit.

Shrinking the size of the food economy by $230 billion hurts rural America.

We need to increase opportunities in farm country and grow the food economy, not cut it. newrepublic.com/article/1921...

Farmers, food banks describe 'chaos' of USDA grant suspensions • Minnesota Reformer Tom Smude is a farmer who operates a sunflower processing plant in Morrison County. Last year his business was awarded a $500,000 grant through the USDA’s Resilient Food Infrastructure Systems Program...

USDA grant suspensions are throwing farmers and food banks into chaos. Less funding means more waste, fewer fresh foods for families, and higher costs. This isn’t saving money — it’s hurting people. minnesotareformer.com/2025/02/18/f...