House Agriculture Committee Angie Craig meets regularly with farmers from across the political spectrum. “I make it a point not only as ranking member, but also as someone who represents Minnesota’s Second District, I spend a lot of time with folks who lean a little Republican, lean a little Democrat and folks who don’t like either one of us from a political party perspective and between the threat of tariffs, frozen grant dollars with EQIP and REAP, and the fact USDA laid off so many people in the state, people are nervous.” Craig delivered criticism about the Trump Administration. “It’s kind of a shit show right now because running the government or running an agency like this, I’m not even sure that the people making decisions know what the hell they’re doing at the moment.” In an interview with the Red River Farm Network, Craig said she is developing a good relationship with Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson. “We’re not flame-throwers to each other, but we both have some challenges; I can’t get a farm bill across the finish line with 150 Democrats to vote for it without the coalition we’ve always had in place.” That includes support for the federal nutrition programs. Click here to listen to full interview.
