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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Adam Gray (D-Merced) yesterday voted against the House Agriculture Committee’s reconciliation proposal. The bill, as written by the committee’s Republican majority, included $230 billion worth of cuts to agricultural programs. The cuts almost entirely came from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP) program, which provides food benefits to low-income families across the country.
WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Congressman Adam Gray (D-Merced) joined a bipartisan group of his colleagues to launch the new Build America Caucus. The caucus is a group of nearly 30 bipartisan, pro-growth Members from across the ideological spectrum who will work together to pass legislation to cut red tape and encourage American production and innovation. Members of the new caucus gathered to announce its formation and share their hopes for the 119th Congress.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Adam Gray joined a bipartisan group of Members to reintroduce the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. The bill would address workforce shortages across the Central Valley by establishing a program for agricultural workers in the United States to earn legal status through continued employment in the agricultural sector. Congressman Gray joins Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Mike Simpson (R-ID), Jim Costa (D-CA), David Valadao (R-CA) and Dan Newhouse (R-WA) as co-lead sponsor of the legislation.
WASHINGTON, DC — In last night’s House Natural Resources Committee meeting, Congressman Gray offered an amendment to the committee’s reconciliation proposal that would have directed $8 billion in funding for water storage projects in the Central Valley. Congressman Gray was the sole Democratic vote in favor of sending the committee’s package to the House Floor for a final vote.
Merced College leaders, educators and regional supporters are celebrating the start of construction for a highly anticipated AgTEC Innovation Center — a $22 million cutting-edge facility to revolutionize agricultural education and workforce development in the Central Valley.
Touted as the first of its kind at a community college in California, the center is expected to prepare students for careers in high-tech ag manufacturing, and serve as a hub for industry partnerships and economic development in the region.
A center that’s geared toward preparing Valley students for the agricultural technology jobs of tomorrow is now within sight of becoming a reality.
Merced College officials and local leaders broke ground Thursday on the AgTEC Innovation Center, a $21 million state-of-the-art facility focused on agricultural techology, automation techology and robotics.
A new bill introduced by Congressman Adam Gray aims to protect U.S. farmers from economic harm caused by retaliatory tariffs. The “Stop Raising Prices on Food Act” would require the President to get congressional approval before placing tariffs on countries that are major buyers of U.S. agricultural products.
We need to talk about tariffs.
Let’s start with the obvious truth: Whether they are imposed by Democrats or Republicans, tariffs are taxes paid by us — not by foreign countries.
Walk around your house and pick up anything that says “Made in China.” Now, imagine the price of this item is double or triple what you paid for it because of an escalating 145% tariff. Inflation was already bad enough, but what happens when tariffs start making necessities like food even more unaffordable? That hurts America’s farmers and families.
WASHINGTON, DC – As blanket tariffs disrupt our economy, markets crash and recession risks increase, Congressman Adam Gray (D-Merced) introduced his first bill in the House of Representatives today to defend America’s farmers against the effects of potential retaliation from our global trading partners.
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A bipartisan effort to rein in President Donald Trump’s tariff authority is being considered in Washington, D.C., as markets around the nation have been volatile since last week.
Now, a valley lawmaker is weighing in on what Congress can do to bring tariff authority back to the legislative branch, just as the framers of the Constitution intended.