"Veteran hunger must be met not with apathy but with action," writes Ranking Member David Scott
House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott in an op-ed for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution addressed ongoing political attacks against the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by extreme House Republicans, who are currently threatening to… Read more »
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott released the following statement in response to Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s debt limit framework which, if passed as proposed, would include additional punitive work requirements to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP):
Let me be perfectly clear: holding food assistance hostage for those who depend on it,… Read more »
Congressman David Scott (GA-13), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, soundly rejected proposals to reduce access to SNAP benefits during his appearance at the at the 2023 Agri-Pulse Ag & Food Policy Summit. In Q&A with Agri-Pulse Contributing Editor Jeff Nalley, Congressman Scott warned against… Read more »
House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott aimed at extreme Republican proposals to undermine SNAP benefits for food-insecure Americans in an op-ed published this morning by The Hill.
"Despite its track record of reducing hunger, creating jobs, and having a positive economic impact on the communities where SNAP is used, a chorus… Read more »
Below is a statement from Ranking Member David Scott on his priorities for the 2023 Farm Bill.
“During my time as Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, we conducted numerous hearings to review the 2018 Farm Bill and improvements that we can make in the 2023 Farm Bill.”
“Additionally, we hosted five farm bill listening sessions across the nation to hear directly from our… Read more »
Congressman David Scott (GA-13), chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, released the following statement regarding congressional action to avert a rail strike:
“Reliable rail access is vital to our food and agriculture supply chain, which delivers critical products to every American. As a supporter of workers, I sympathize with the concerns raised by the rail union… Read more »
Congressman David Scott (GA-13), chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, today voted to pass H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act—landmark legislation to lower health care and energy costs for working families, reduce inflation and the national deficit, and provide historic investments to combat climate change. The bill was previously passed by the U.S. Senate (Sunday, August 7,… Read more »
Below is a statement from Chairman David Scott following the introduction of H.R 8590 the Small Family Farmer and Rancher Relief Act, his legislation to help small farmers and ranchers in the cattle industry.
“As I have said time and again, it is a crisis in this nation that we have lost an average of 17,000 cattle ranchers per year. The drivers of this loss are complex… Read more »
Congressman David Scott (GA-13), chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, today voted to pass eleven out of his requested Community Project Funding requests to deliver $18,108,519 to support constituents of Georgia’s Thirteenth Congressional District.
“I am pleased to announce that this appropriations package includes more than eighteen million dollars for transportation and… Read more »
Below is a statement from Chairman David Scott announcing that he will be introducing legislation to help small family farmers and ranchers and address the national crisis in our nation’s beef supply chain:
“What has been missing from the conversation is help for the very beginning of our food supply chain, which is our nation’s small family farmers and ranchers. And, helping our… Read more »
