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Mark Pocan's Public Statements on Issue: Food Processing and Sales

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06/01/2021 Letter to the Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General - Herrell Has Beef with Meatpacking Monopoly
05/28/2021 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives - Meijer, Pappas Lead Bipartisan Push for PFAS Funding in Infrastructure Bill
05/26/2021 Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Reps. Courtney and Thompson Lead Bipartisan Effort to Ensure Schools Retain Freedom to Provide Variety of Healthy Milk Options
07/23/2020 Letter to Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, Chairman Pat Roberts, and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow - Meng and Espaillat Urge Senate to Allow Hot Food for SNAP Program
04/13/2020 Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Meng and Espaillat Call for Key Food Assistance Program to Allow Hot Food Purchases
03/04/2020 Pocan Introduces Food Worker Pay Standards Act
08/08/2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Rep. Sewell, Sen. Sanders, 130+ Members of Congress Urge Trump Administration to Reverse Food Assistance Rule
09/13/2018 House Democrats Condemn Trump Administration's Actions Harming the Palestinian People
06/08/2018 Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, MD, Commissioner, FDA - There's No Sugar Added, Pure Honey is Pure Honey
04/06/2018 Letter to the Hon. Robert Lighthizer, US Trade Representative - Pushes to Protect Warnings on Food Products in NAFTA Negotiations
07/19/2017 Letter to Scott Gottlieb, M.D., Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - End Discriminatory Blood Ban
03/11/2016 Letter to the Honorable Robert M. Califf - Backing Real Maple Syrup
02/23/2016 Letter to Dr. Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner of Food and Drug Administration - Swift FDA Action to Reduce Birth Defects in the Hispanic Community
01/06/2016 Searching for and Cutting Regulations That Are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act of 2015
12/08/2015 Letter to Michael Taylor. FDA Deputy Commissioner - New Cheese Standard That Could Harm Connecticut Dairy Farms
11/04/2015 Pocan Calls Oscar Mayer Factory Closing a Devastating Blow to Workers and Their Families
09/11/2014 Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, Majority Leader of the House, and Candice Miller, Chairman of the Committee on House Administration - Banning Polystyrene from House Cafeterias
03/17/2014 #TruthInTrade Day 1: Big Tobacco Uses Bad Trade Laws to Fight Anti-Smoking Protections
12/09/2013 Pocan Calls on Congress to Prevent Price of Milk from Doubling
10/31/2013 Pocan Sponsors Bill to Prevent Food Stamp Cuts Beginning November 1st
05/07/2013 Letter to Chairman Frank Lucas and Ranking Member Collin Peterson - Farm Bill
03/11/2013 Letter to Ambassador of U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Secretary of U.S. Department of Agriculture Thomas J. Vilsack - Roadblocks for Dairy Sector
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