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Patty Murray's Public Statements on Issue: Agriculture and Food

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04/30/2020 Letter to President Donald Trump - Baldwin, Senate Colleagues: Trump Decision to Reopen Meat Processing Facilities Without Clear Safety Standards Puts Workers, Nation's Food Supply at Risk
04/30/2020 Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - ldwin Joins Bipartisan Group of Senators Urging USDA to Target Relief to Local Farmers in Finalized Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
04/27/2020 Letter to Noel White, CEO of Tyson Foods, INC. - Senator Murray Questions Tyson's Delayed Closure of Wallula Plant, Urges CEO to Prioritize Worker Safety
04/24/2020 Letter to President Donald Trump - Senator Doug Jones Urges President Trump to Eliminate Payment Limits for Farmers and Ranchers
04/23/2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Tillis Calls on Trump Administration to Fix Relief Payment Limits for Farmers, Ranchers
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
04/17/2020 Senator Murray Highlights Focus on Southwest Washington Priorities in Federal COVID-19 Efforts
04/13/2020 Letter to Doug McMillon, President and Chief Executive Officer of Walmart and Jeff Bezos, Chief Executive Officer of Amazon - Feinstein, Merkley, Colleagues Urge Amazon, Walmart to Waive Delivery Fees and Minimum Order Requirements for SNAP Recipients
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
04/09/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Brown, Murkowski, Stabenow, Bipartisan Senators Press USDA to Provide Relief for Local Farmers during COVID-19 Pandemic
04/07/2020 Letter to the Hon. Ben Carson, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development - Cantwell, Washington Democratic Colleagues Call for Increased Access to Food Assistance for Washingtonians
04/03/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Durbin, Duckworth Join Bipartisan Letter Urging USDA To Ensure Continuity Of Food Supply By Supporting Farmers During COVID-19 Pandemic
02/13/2020 Letter to President Donald Trump - Former Food Assistance Recipients In Congress Urge President Trump To Abandon Proposed Cuts To SNAP
12/04/2019 Senator Murray Statement on New Trump Administration SNAP Rule
12/02/2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Senator Murray Leads Washington State Delegation Letter Denouncing Proposed Trump Administration Rule that Would Gut Food Assistance Program in Washington State
11/15/2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Washington Congressional Delegation Calls for Federal Agriculture Disaster Declaration
11/12/2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Durbin, Duckworth Urge Trump Administration To Improve Trade Assistance To Illinois Farmers
10/16/2019 ICYMI: In Visits Across Clark, Kitsap, and King Counties, Senator Murray Highlights Her Work to Fight for Families, Veterans, and Patients
09/23/2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Urges Trump Administration to Withdraw Proposal to Take Away Food Assistance from Millions of Americans
09/23/2019 Senator Murray Submits Public Comment Opposing New SNAP Eligibility Rule, Slams Trump Administration Proposal's Disproportionate Impact in Washington State
09/06/2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue Secretary to the U.S. Department of Agriculture - Washington state delegation blasts Trump administration rule that would strip food assistance benefits from more than 175,000 Washingtonians
07/01/2019 Brown, Senate Democrats Press OSHA, McDonald's Leadership to Take Action to Protect Employees from Workplace Violence
06/26/2019 Letter to Phyllis Fong, Inspector General - Senator Murray Calls for Investigation at Trump Agriculture Department Amid Reports of Scientific Data Suppression
06/11/2019 Letter to the Hon. Robert Lighthizer, U.S. Trade Representative - Members of Congress Push For Removal of Wine Tariffs
03/29/2019 Letter to Secretary Sonny Perdue - Senators Urge Implementation of Farm Bill Dairy Improvements

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