U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), along with members of the Republican Main Street Caucus and the Committee on Agriculture, urged passage of the 2018 Farm Bill in an op-ed printed in the Washington Examiner. H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act, is scheduled to be revoted on by the House today. Davis is the chair of the Republican Main Street Caucus, which is a group of 75 members committed to conservative principles and pragmatic governing. Excerpts from the op-ed are below and full text ca...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today applauded passage of H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act. “Passing this bill not only shows support for agriculture, but it shows the American people that we are not satisfied with the status quo, which is a welfare system that perpetuates poverty,” said Davis. “Despite our growing economy, we still have 9 million more people on SNAP today than we did at the height of the recession when jobs were scarce and unemployment reached double-digits. By invest...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) released this statement after the farm bill failed to pass on the House floor: “As someone who has worked with members from both parties, Democrat and Republican presidents, my message to my colleagues who voted against this bill is reminiscent of a Rolling Stones’ song: ‘you can’t always get what you want.’ "Tanking a bill critical to our farmers not because you disagree with the bill, but because you want a vote on something unrelated is wrong. Refusing to be pa...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today spoke in support of the farm bill, H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act, which is supported by a wide-range of groups, including the Farm Bureau and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. During remarks delivered on the House floor, Davis called on his colleagues to set politics aside and pass this farm bill that works for farmers, taxpayers, and Americans struggling to get ahead. H.R. 2 is expected to be voted on this Friday. More information can be found here....
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Davis and Blunt Rochester at William Penn High School in New Castle, DE As part of the Bipartisan Policy Center's American Congressional Exchange program, U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) visited several stops in Delaware on Friday with U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) to learn about agriculture research and a local school's Farm-to-Table program. Davis and Blunt Rochester are both members of the House Agriculture Committee. "More often than many people realize, Republicans and Democrats ...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today released this statement after H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act passed out of the House Agriculture Committee. Next step, will be consideration by the full House. “Four years ago, I was a freshman on this committee and it was my first opportunity to work on a farm bill and be part of a conference committee, which allowed me to see firsthand our democracy at work. We had our ups and downs, but in the end we got a bill across the finish line – a bill t...
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4-H youth delegates brief members of the House Agriculture Subcommittee in Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research on the importance of agriculture. Davis is the chair of the subcommittee. Washington, DC- U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), Chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research, yesterday met with 4-H youth delegates and University of Illinois Extension staff members on issues that are important to the 13th district. This meeting followed a b...
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U.S. Reps. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), John Shimkus (R-Ill.), and Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) today announced that the Altamont Community School Unit District was awarded a $122,923 distance learning and telemedicine grant from US Department of Agriculture Rural Development to collaborate their services at hub sites in Champaign County. This grant will fund distance learning programs for seven elementary, junior high, and high schools from Crawford, Effingham, and Ogle Counties as part of the Illinois Ed...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), member of the House Agriculture Committee, announces the introduction of two bipartisan, agriculture bills in preparation for the release of the 2018 Farm Bill. The current farm bill expires in September. H.R. 5070, the Grain Inspection Improvement Act H.R. 5070, introduced with Illinois colleague U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.), will allow grain handlers to reinstate grain inspection exceptions wrongfully revoked after the USDA misinterpreted the Agricultural Re...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) announces Major League Baseball (MLB) player and Chatham native, Jayson Werth, will attend the State of the Union (SOTU) address as his guest on Tuesday night. Werth, who most recently played for the Washington Nationals, owns an organic farm in Macoupin County. Werth has become an advocate for agriculture and a supporter of victims of the congressional baseball shooting last June. Davis and Werth met earlier this month where they discussed the Farm Bill and the C...
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