Articles tagged under: Michelle Fischbach

Klobuchar Wins 4th Term

Published November 6, 2024

In Minnesota, incumbent Senator Amy Klobuchar won re-election with a 16 percent margin. All incumbent congressional representatives on the ballot will return to Washington for another term, including House Agriculture Committee members Brad Finstad and Angie Craig. Representative Michelle Fischbach…
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Farm Bill Negotiations Hampered by Money

Published June 22, 2024

Minnesota Representative Michelle Fischbach believes there are fewer differences between the House and Senate farm bill proposals than people might think. "Chairman (Glenn 'GT') Thompson is working with Senator (Debbie) Stabenow to make sure that we get it into the…
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Working Out the Funding Gap

Published May 28, 2024

The House Agriculture Committee bill suspends Section 5 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Act, limiting the Agriculture Secretary’s authority to use CCC funds. Chairman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson plans to use those savings to increase reference prices. The Congressional Budget Office…
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FARMER Act Introduced in House

Published May 10, 2024

Minnesota Representatives Michelle Fischbach and Brad Finstad have introduced the FARMER Act in the House. North Dakota Senator John Hoeven proposed this bill in the Upper Chamber. It increases premium support, allowing farmers buy up higher levels of crop insurance.…
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Fischbach Asks for Gray Wolf Delisting

Published February 5, 2024

Minnesota Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach has co-signed a letter asking House leadership and Appropriations Committee leadership to include delisting the Gray Wolf from the Endangered Species Act in any Fiscal Year 2024 spending package. The letter states that “state governments are…
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Strengthening Crop Insurance

Published December 11, 2023

During the House Agriculture Committee Member Day, Minnesota Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach testified in support of a strong crop insurance program as a way to save on ad hoc disaster assistance. “I believe there’s an important opportunity to address this in…
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GOP Lawmakers Seek Timely Farm Bill Passage

Published October 29, 2023

Minnesota Congressman Brad Finstad in a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson seeking swift passage of the farm bill. Sixty House Republicans joined Finstad in the letter including North Dakota Representative Kelly Armstrong, South Dakota Representative Dusty Johnson, Minnesota Representative Michelle…
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Trade Deals Need Enforcement

Published July 10, 2023

Minnesota Representative Michelle Fischbach hosted the committee in her district. In addition to negotiating new trade agreements, Fischbach said U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai needs to enforce the existing trade deals. "The USMCA has provisions for her to deal with…
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