Washington, May 1 -- Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett issued the following press release:
Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026.
"The Farm Bill is an opportunity to stand with farmers and families who are struggling under the weight of rising input costs, skyrocketing grocery prices, reckless tariffs, and the economic strain the ongoing war. Unfortunately, the bill passed by House Republicans chose instead to cement the largest cuts to SNAP in history - $187 billion stripped from food assistance in H.R. 1 - while offering nothing to reverse the devastation already underway. More than 40 million Am...