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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Minnesota Newsletter for Tuesday October 29, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Finstad, Grassley Lead Letter Demanding Answers on USDA Oversight Following Pure Prairie Poultry Bankruptcy
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01), member of the House Committee on Agriculture and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture, was joined by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) in leading seven bicameral members of Congress in a letter to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack regarding distribution and oversight of grants and loans followi  more

Van Orden Demands Accountability from USDA Following Pure Prairie Poultry Bankruptcy
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03), along with Reps. Brad Finstad (MN-01) and Randy Feenstra (IA-04), penned a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack following Pure Prairie Poultry's bankruptcy that resulted in nearly 50 farmers and more than two million chickens throughout Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa being left without feed or processing options. In the letter, the Membe  more