WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Elissa Slotkin issued the following press release:
Senators Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Peter Welch (D-VT), members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, are joining 19 of their colleagues in raising strong concerns about the plan to reorganize the Rural Development mission area at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
"We write with significant concern regarding the reorganization of the Rural Development mission area at the U.S. Department of Agriculture," wrote the Senators. "Rural communities, small businesses, and families will lose access to important services if the proposed reorganization plan moves forward. Rural Development is a unique division within the...