Congresswoman Pingree Leads Push to Ensure USDA Discrimination Settlement Money Reaches Women Farmers
August 12, 2023
August 12, 2023
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release and letter on Aug. 11, 2023:
Today, Democratic Women's Caucus (DWC) leaders Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a longtime farmer and member of the House Agriculture Committee, Reps. Lois Frankel (D-Fla.), DWC Chair, and Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.), urged Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to ensure discrimination settlement funds reach women farmers and those who have faced discrimination . . .
Today, Democratic Women's Caucus (DWC) leaders Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a longtime farmer and member of the House Agriculture Committee, Reps. Lois Frankel (D-Fla.), DWC Chair, and Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.), urged Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to ensure discrimination settlement funds reach women farmers and those who have faced discrimination . . .