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Gary Peters' Public Statements on Issue: Agriculture and Food

Office:
  • U.S. Senate (MI) - Jr, Democratic Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair
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Date Title
11/13/2023 Stabenow, Peters Announce USDA Purchase of Michigan Apples
11/03/2023 Senators Stabenow, Peters Announce Over $38 Million to Support Michigan Rural Communities
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
06/24/2021 Peters, Stabenow Help Senate Pass the Bipartisan Growing Climate Solutions Act
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
10/22/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Klobuchar, Smith Call on USDA to Reverse Decision to Decrease COVID-19 Relief for Dairy Farmers
08/25/2020 Letter to The Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of The Dept. of Agriculture, and The Hon. Robert Lighthizer, United States Trade Representative - U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Tina Smith Lead Bipartisan Group in Calling for Enforcement of Usmca Dairy Provisions
08/11/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture, the Hon. Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of United States Customs and Border Protection and the Hon. Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General and CEO of the United States Postal Service - Senators Stabenow, Peters Call for Coordinated Federal Response after Michigan Residents Receive Seeds from China
07/29/2020 Letter to Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Manchin Calls for Continued Support for School Meal Programs During the Covid-19 Pandemic
07/12/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Thune, Stabenow, Johnson, and Loebsack Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Urging USDA to Provide Flexibility for Harvesting and Grazing Cover Crops on Prevented Plant Acres
06/12/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Thune, Stabenow, Johnson, and Loebsack Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Urging USDA to Provide Flexibility for Harvesting and Grazing Cover Crops on Prevented Plant Acres
06/10/2020 Letter to Steven T. Mnuchin, Department of the Treasury Secretary - Tester to Treasury: Montana Craft Alcohol Producers "Need Our Help to Keep Serving up Pints'
05/29/2020 Following Push from Peters & Stabenow, International Trade Commission to Track Foreign Cherry Imports
05/11/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House , and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Durbin Joins Bipartisan Group Of Senators In Urging Indemnity Support For Pork Producers
05/07/2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - U.S. Senators Tina Smith and Joni Ernst Lead Bipartisan Push Urging Administration to Protect Biofuels and Reject Legality of Waiving the Renewable Fuel Standard
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
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
04/03/2020 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
03/04/2020 Peters' Bipartisan Bill to Protect America's Domestic Food Supply and Agricultural Industry Signed into Law
02/28/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Thune Leads Bipartisan Group of Senators in Expressing Concerns with USDA's Decision to Lift Brazilian Beef Ban
02/21/2020 In Latest "On the Job for Michigan,' West Michigan Farmer Applauds Peters' Efforts to Combat Unfair Trade Practices
02/11/2020 Letter to Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Peters Calls for Investigation into Suspicious Cherry Import Practices from Brazil and Turkey
02/10/2020 Peters' Bipartisan Bill to Protect America's Domestic Food Supply and Agricultural Industry to be Signed into Law

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