John, let’s talk about mushrooms for a minute. (And if you’re already like “why should I care”…please just hear me out? 🙏)
First things first, ‘shrooms are *amazing* crops — and not just the magic ones. 😉
🍄 They’re a uniquely nutritious protein with disease-preventative + cognitive-protective properties.
🍄 They’re too perishable to be imported, which means jobs for American farmers.
🍄 And yes, there is growing research into using psychedelic mushrooms in therapeutic treatments for veterans + others with PTSD!
Now, unless you work in agriculture, you might not know that Pennsylvania’s is the #1 mushroom-producing state in the country. (Fun fact: Chester County farmers grow 60% of all mushrooms produced in the US of A!!)
But under current U.S. law, PA’s mushroom farmers can’t access federally-backed crop insurance policies. That means when their crops face threats like pests or pollution, mushroom farmers don’t get the same protection that other farmers do.
That needs to change. Recently, I joined my fellow PA Senator Bob Casey and a bipartisan group of House colleagues to introduce the Protecting Mushroom Farmers Act! This bill is a critical step to providing crop insurance to mushroom farmers + protecting the livelihood of thousands of Pennsylvanian farmers.
Still, why am I telling you all about mushrooms??
Because honestly, this bill of ours isn’t going to make headlines.
The reality is, most of the important work we do in the Senate doesn’t.
But you need to know I’m not in Congress to get my name into the news, unlike many of my extreme colleagues on the far right. I’m *actually* here to improve the lives of hardworking families — just like the ones in Chester County who have passed down mushroom farms from generation to generation.
From protecting our farmers, to raising the minimum wage, to tackling corporate greed, I’m fighting like hell for workers + their families each and every day.
Ok, I’ve been shii-talking for a while, so it’s time to cap off this email — but please know how im-spore-tant this team is to me! 🍄
Lots of love,
John
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