March 10, 2025

Dear Georgian,

It was an honor to attend President Trump's Joint Address to Congress on Tuesday. President Trump has delivered on his promise to secure our borders and halt the flow of deadly fentanyl and cartels into our country. His administration is also exposing and eliminating tax dollar abuse.

I look forward to continuing to work with the administration to advance national and global security.

As always, my staff and I are here to help. If you need assistance with a federal agency or have comments or concerns to share with me, please do not hesitate to call my Warner Robins, Tifton, or Washington, D.C. offices. I encourage you to visit my website, like my Facebook page, follow me on YouTube, and follow me on X.

Keep reading for the full update.

Sincerely,

Congressman Austin Scott

Meeting with Georgia Peanut Leadership Academy

Georgia is a leader in peanut production, with peanuts contributing over $790 million to our economy annually. Our state relies on strong peanut farmers, and I had the pleasure of meeting members of the Georgia Peanut Leadership Academy last week in D.C.

The Peanut Leadership Academy is an education project coordinated by the Southern Peanut Farmers Federation, and sponsored by Syngenta Crop Protection and the American Peanut Shellers Association, to develop leadership skills and industry understanding for Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia peanut growers and sheller representatives.

These fine farmers represent our state well and work with other states to advance American peanut production through this program.

Meeting with Groups Ahead of the Farm Bill

As Vice Chair of the House Agriculture Committee, I make it a priority to meet with various stakeholders and producers who are impacted by the Farm Bill to ensure that their priorities are considered as we draft this critical legislation for our state and nation's farmers.

Last week, I met with representatives from Southern Cotton Growers, the domestic sugar industry, and Georgia's food banks for their input on policies related to the Farm Bill.

Meeting with Georgia Association of Broadcasters

I also had a great meeting with the Georgia Association of Broadcasters to hear how they are working to keep our state informed on local and national news through TV, radio, and more.

WMAZ | Fitzgerald plant's $12 million USAID contract reinstated after being axed, congressman confirms

"A Fitzgerald plant employing 136 people in Ben Hill County learned its contracts with federal agency U.S. Administration for International Development (USAID) will be restored, according to the office of U.S. Congressman Austin Scott.

MANA Nutrition, which stands for Mother Administered Nutritive Aid, is a non-profit that creates a peanut paste that helps fight childhood malnutrition worldwide, the company tells 13WMAZ...

But Scott's office tells 13WMAZ that MANA informed his office that their contracts have since been restored. His office and other Georgia lawmakers lobbied the Trump administration to restore the contracts, protecting rural jobs in the Peach State.

'MANA is an incredible mission-driven organization, and I am thankful to the administration for reinstating their contracts,' Scott said in a statement. 'The administration is working to ensure that all U.S. foreign assistance aligns with our national security interests and global mission. MANA is committed to ending child malnutrition and is an organization our country should be proud of.'"