Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Marc Molinaro (R-NY-19) today introduced the Delivering for Rural Seniors Act. This bipartisan bill will allow seniors living in rural areas, seniors with disabilities, and those with mobility or transportation issues to receive home delivery services from food banks participating in the Commodity Supplemental Food… Read more »
Chatham, NY – U.S. Rep. Marc Molinaro (NY-19), a Member of the House Agriculture Committee, today led a Farm Bill listening session at the Columbia County Fairgrounds. Rep. Molinaro was joined by members of his Agriculture Advisory Committee, local farmers, producers, agribusiness owners, and other stakeholders.
The… Read more »
Binghamton, NY – U.S. Rep. Marc Molinaro (NY-19) today introduced the Think DIFFERENTLY Agriculture Accessibility Act, a bipartisan bill that breaks down barriers for farmers and farm families with intellectual, developmental, and physical disabilities by expanding the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) AgrAbility program. This bill builds on Rep. Molinaro’s successful… Read more »
Chatham, NY – U.S. Rep. Marc Molinaro (NY-19), a Member of the House Agriculture Committee, will host a Farm Bill listening session at the Columbia County Fairgrounds on Friday, July 7.
The Farm Bill is passed every five years and is up for renewal this year. The bill sets agricultural, food, and nutrition policy in the United States. This listening session will provide a forum for… Read more »
Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Marc Molinaro (R-NY-19) today introduced the Dairy Farm Resiliency Act to strengthen the safety net for Upstate New York dairy farmers by improving the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program. This bipartisan bill is being introduced after dairy farmers at Rep. Molinaro’s Farm Bill Listening Session raised concerns with the DMC in light of rising feed costs. Rep.… Read more »
Binghamton, NY – U.S. Rep. Molinaro (NY-19) today announced the creation of the Congressional Veterans Advisory Committee, ThinkDIFFERENTLY Advisory Committee, and Agricultural Advisory Committee. Each Congressional Advisory Committee is made up of experts, advocates, community members, and industry leaders from across New York’s 19th Congressional District.
The Veterans Advisory… Read more »
Binghamton, NY – U.S. Rep. Marc Molinaro (NY-19) today led a Farm Bill listening session at the Broome County Regional Farmers Market with U.S. Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15), Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, as well as local farmers, producers, agribusiness owners, and other… Read more »
Binghamton, NY – U.S. Rep. Marc Molinaro (NY-19) today released his 100-day progress report at his Binghamton District Office.
The report included progress Rep. Molinaro has made in the first 100 days of his term on key areas for New York’s 19th Congressional District. This included efforts Rep. Molinaro has taken to gather feedback… Read more »
Binghamton, NY – U.S. Rep. Marc Molinaro (NY-19), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, released the following statement on New York State Department of Labor’s (NYSDOL) adoption of a new farm labor overtime rule, which lowers the overtime threshold from 60 hours to 40 hours:
“This is a sad day for agriculture in New York State. Local farmers are already… Read more »
Washington, DC
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U.S. Rep. Marc Molinaro (NY-19)
today announced he has been selected to serve on the House Committee on Agriculture and the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure for the 118th Congress.
The
House Committee on Agriculture
has jurisdiction over issues related to agriculture and conducts oversight over… Read more »
