MARYLAND DELEGATION MEMBERS RELEASE STATEMENT ON JUDGE RULING HALTING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION EFFORTS TO CLOSE BARC IN BELTSVILLE, MARYLAND

Washington, Oct. 15 -- Congresswoman McClain Delaney issued the following press release:

WASHINGTON - Today, Representatives April McClain Delaney, Glenn Ivey, Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Sarah Elfreth, and Johnny Olszewski and U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (all D-Md.) released the following statement regarding last night's ruling by a federal judge, temporarily halting the Trump Administration's efforts to close the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) in Beltsville, Maryland.

"As we've said time and again, this Administration's attempts to shutter BARC are not only unwise - they're illegal. BARC conducts critical research that helps farmers across our nation put food on the table for America...