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Chris Coons' Public Statements on Issue: Agriculture and Food

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07/24/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Delmarva Delegation Requests Relief for Local Shellfish Producers
07/02/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and to the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader and to the Hon. Pat Roberts, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and to the Hon. Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee - Senate Chicken Caucus calls for direct COVID-19 relief for chicken farmers
06/09/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Duckworth, Durbin Join Klobuchar, Brown and Colleagues in Urging Department of Agriculture to Minimize Food Deserts and Supports Programs to Help Americans Access Healthy, Affordable Food
06/02/2020 Letter to the Hon. Matthew Lohr, Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service - Carper, Members of Congress Urge USDA to Prioritize Bay Health, Support Farmers in Reducing Pollution
05/06/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Merkley, Murkowski, Reed Lead Bipartisan Push to Support Fishermen and Seafood Processors
05/01/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Inhofe Applauds SBA for Helping Ag Businesses, Urges USDA to Support Chicken Producers
04/20/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States, Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Leahy And Other Senate Democrats Urge Trump Administration To Protect Food Supply And Essential Workers During COVID-19 Crisis
04/13/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Senators to Secretary Perdue: Provide Assistance to Specialty Crop Producers During Pandemic
04/13/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Leahy And Stabenow Lead Letter Urging USDA To Take Immediate Action To Support Dairy Farmers
01/31/2020 Letter to Robert Lighthizer, United States Trade Representative - Senators Coons, Wicker urge poultry trade with UK as Brexit takes effect
10/16/2019 Boozman Joins Colleagues to Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Celebrating World Food Day
10/16/2019 Sen. Moran Joins Senate Colleagues to Introduce Resolution Celebrating World Food Day
03/29/2019 Letter to Secretary Sonny Perdue - Senators Urge Implementation of Farm Bill Dairy Improvements
03/14/2019 Letter to President Donald Trump - Senator Roberts Leads Group Calling for Certainty for Ag Biotech in China Trade Talks
02/15/2019 Sen. Coons' agriculture and rural development, coastal protection, and environmental priorities included in final appropriations bill
02/15/2019 Young and Coons Applaud Senate Passage of National FFA Week Resolution
01/15/2019 Senators Lankford, Young, Jones, and Coons Reintroduce Bill Boosting Agriculture Education
01/15/2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Carper, Coons, Blunt Rochester Demand Answers From USDA About Ways Trump Shutdown Is Affecting Delawareans
01/11/2019 Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, FDA - Explain Shutdown's Impact on Health & Food Safety
12/11/2018 Carper, Coons, Blunt Rochester Secure Major Wins for Delaware Farmers in Bipartisan Farm Bill
12/05/2018 Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, Comissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Lawmakers Keep Pressure on Food and Drug Administration to Go Further in Combating Youth Tobacco Use
10/16/2018 Senators Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Celebrating World Food Day
09/10/2018 Letter to the Hon. Pat Roberts, Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, the Hon. Michael Conaway, Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, the Hon. Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and the Hon. Collin Peterson, Ranking Member of the Committee on Agriculture - Carper Leads Call for Strong Rural Water Quality Protections in 2018 Farm Bill
09/07/2018 Letter to the Hon. Pat Roberts, Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, the Hon. Michael Conaway, Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, the Hon. Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and the Hon. Collin Peterson, Ranking member of the Committee on Agriculture - Sens. Carper, Coons, Rep. Blunt Rochester Urge Farm Bill Negotiators to Ensure New Poultry Farmers Can Access Conservation Funds
08/28/2018 Senators Coons, Wicker Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Combat Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing

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