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Val Demings' Public Statements on Issue: Agriculture and Food

Date Title
05/20/2022 Letter to Mary Reaves, Director of the Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division of the EPA - Requesting Reconsideration of the Use of Thiram Pesticides for Strawberry Growers
10/04/2021 Letter to Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Florida Dairy Inequities During Covid Pandemic
04/07/2021 Letter to the Hon. Jason Kearns, Chairman of the International Trade Commission, and Commisioners - Rep. Austin Scott Co-Leads Bipartisan Letter to ITC on Investigation Into Unfair Trade Practices that Harm American Specialty Crop Producers
04/06/2021 Letter to Chairman Kearns, Chairman of the International Trade Commission and Commissioners - Huizenga Stands Up for Michigan Farmers, Supports Trade Investigation of Cucumber and Squash Imports
12/11/2020 Letter to U.S. International Trade Commission - Rep. Austin Scott Leads Push to Protect American Blueberry Growers
07/09/2020 Letter to Robert Lighthizer, U.S. Trade Representative - Steube Leads Letter to U.S. Trade Representative Lighthizer Urging an End to Unfair Mexican Trade Practices
06/29/2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - With Food Insecurity on the Rise, Pingree Joins Push to Expand SNAP Eligibility & Increase Minimum Monthly Benefit
06/18/2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Reps. Crawford, Kildee Lead Bipartisan Effort to Increase Access to Healthy Food During Coronavirus Pandemic
06/15/2020 Letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer - Costa Leads Over 120 House Democrats to Help Protect Farmworkers During COVID-19 Crisis
05/22/2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker, and Kevin Mc Carthy, House Minority Leader - Congressman Panetta Leads 72 Members in Calling on House Leadership to Protect Farmworkers
04/23/2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Congressman Costa Leads 126 Members in Calling on President to Ensure Direct Relief to Farmers and Producers in the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
11/20/2019 Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Reps. Yoho, Soto Call on USDA to Stabilize Florida Orange Juice Market
02/08/2019 Letter to the Hon. Wilbur Ross - Carter Secures Protection for Tomato Growers Against Unfair Trade Practice
01/08/2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Members of Congress Demand Answers on Upcoming SNAP Benefit Lapse
09/28/2018 Letter to the Hon. Michael Conaway, Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, the Hon. Pat Roberts, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, the Hon. Collin Peterson, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture, and the Hon. Debbie Stebenow, Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee - U.S. Rep. Castor: Farm Bill Includes Fought-For Water Quality Provisions to Help Florida
08/27/2018 Letter to Senator Pat Roberts, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member, Representative Michael Conaway, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, and Representative Collin Peterson, Ranking Member - Environmental Concerns in Farm Bill
03/16/2018 Letter to the Hon Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture and the Hon Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Congressman Panetta Leads 90 Lawmakers to Call on Administration to Strengthen Funding for Federal Nutrition Assistance
03/15/2018 Letter to Chairman Aderholt and Ranking Member Bishop - Preserve Funding for Critical Nutrition Program for Seniors
07/19/2017 Letter to Scott Gottlieb, M.D., Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - End Discriminatory Blood Ban
05/19/2017 Letter to the Honorable Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Objectives of USDA
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