WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 24, 2022: * * * House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott released the below statement following today's announcement of American Rescue Plan and Inflation Reduction Act funded programs by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. "I applaud today's announcement rolling out opportunities to address access to land and capital for underserved producers and e  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release: The House Agriculture Committee held the fifth in a series of listening sessions entitled "A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Perspectives from the Field" at Terra State Community College in Fremont, Ohio. Two Members of Congress were joined by approximately 230 members of the public participating in person or streaming online. Audience members discussed topics inclu  more

FORT VALLEY, Georgia, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2022: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) is pleased to announce that Fort Valley State University - Georgia's 1890 land-grant institution - has been awarded a grant of $6,494,625 from the Department of Health and Human Services' Early Head Start Child Care Partnership (EHS-CCP) and Early Head Start Expansion Program. These funds will go toward ensuring quality, affordabl  more