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Dick Durbin's Public Statements on Issue: Agriculture and Food

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09/14/2023 Durbin & Blumenthal Request Review Of FDA's Efforts To Protect The Nation's Food Supply & Prevent Outbreaks Of Foodborne Illness
08/24/2023 Durbin, Blumenthal Request Information On FDA's Proposed Changes To The Office Of Dietary Supplement Programs
07/28/2023 Durbin, Delauro Urge FDA Commissioner Califf To Provide An Update On Food Safety Reforms
02/28/2023 Thune, Durbin Urge Biden to Prioritize E15 Fuel, Utilize American Agriculture
01/30/2023 Letter to Robert Califf, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Durbin, DeLauro Urge FDA Commissioner Califf To Implement Reforms At The Agency's Human Foods Program
12/14/2022 Letter to Katherine Tai, United States Trade Representative, Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Grassley, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration To Take Action On Mexico's GMO Corn Ban
05/06/2022 Letter to Tammy Baldwin, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Other Related Agencies; and John Hoeven, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Other Related Agencies -
03/03/2022 Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Warner & Kaine Urge Changes to SNAP Benefits Guidance to Address Food Insecurity among Students
01/26/2022 Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture and Samantha Power, Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development - Brown, Colleagues Lead Call to Release Funds to Help Meet Global Hunger Needs
01/20/2022 Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Booker, Bipartisan Colleagues Urge President Biden to Include Funding for Emergency International Food Aid in Any Supplemental Request to Congress
01/20/2022 Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America - VAN HOLLEN, DURBIN, BIPARTISAN COLLEAGUES URGE PRESIDENT BIDEN TO INCLUDE FUNDING FOR EMERGENCY INTERNATIONAL FOOD AID IN ANY SUPPLEMENTAL REQUEST TO CONGRESS
01/20/2022 Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America - Durbin, Bipartisan Colleagues Urge President Biden To Include Funding For Emergency International Food Aid In Any Supplemental Request To Congress
05/18/2021 Letter to the Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Collins, King Join Bipartisan Group Urging USDA to Provide Additional Financial Relief to Dairy Farmers Amid COVID-19
03/08/2021 Letter to Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Grassley, Klobuchar Lead Colleagues In Calling On USDA To Assist Biofuels Industry
02/26/2021 Letter to the Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Rush, Durbin, Chicago Dems Urge USDA To Add Chicago and Cook County To Urban Agriculture Program
01/11/2021 Letter to the Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President-elect of the United States - Duckworth Leads Group of Senators Asking President-Elect Biden to Take Bold Action to Support Farmers and Rural Communities, Restore RFS Policy
12/01/2020 Letter to Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and Honorable Charles Schumer, Minority Leader - Portman, Wyden Lead Bipartisan Letter Urging Passage of Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act
11/18/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Durbin, Duckworth, Bustos, Davis Lead Illinois Delegation In Opposing USDA Effort To End Food Stamp Program At Illinois Senior Living Facilities
09/02/2020 Letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue - Crapo, Risch Call for Wheat Grower Assistance
09/02/2020 Letter to Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Bennet, Colleagues Urge Administration to Clarify Why Farmers Were Denied Access to Critical Relief
08/19/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Beatty, Director, Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement US Dept. of Agriculture - Merkley, Colleagues Demand Explanation from Usda on Diverting Funds from Program to Help Farmers Who Are People of Color, Immigrants, Veterans
08/10/2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader; Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader; Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee; and Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Collins, Gillibrand Lead Bipartisan Call for Funding for OAA Programs In Next COVID-19 Package to Help Older Adults
07/29/2020 Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Manchin Calls for Continued Support for School Meal Programs During the Covid-19 Pandemic
07/29/2020 Letter to Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Hassan, Collins, 34 Colleagues Push for Support of School Meal Programs Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
07/24/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Sinema Calls for Distribution of Approved Coronavirus Relief Funds to Help Homebound Arizonans Get Food

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