Celebrating National Ag Day in Lowndes County

I joined farmers in Lowndes County on Tuesday to thank them for their work in our state’s number one industry.

Our farmers in Lowndes County are resilient- especially after facing extensive damage from Hurricane Helene and two other large storms in the last 15 months.

As Vice Chair of the House Agriculture Committee, I work each day to support our farmers across Georgia’s Eighth District.

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Meeting with Irwin County Commissioners and the Irwin County Hospital

I was in Ocilla on Thursday, meeting with the Irwin County Commissioners and leadership from the Irwin County Hospital.

Irwin County Hospital is a newly designated Rural Emergency Hospital facility offering outpatient and emergent medical services to Irwin and the surrounding counties in our district.

It was great to catch up with their leadership to hear about local rural healthcare priorities and how I can help in Congress.

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Visiting Farmers and UGA Extension Representatives in Telfair County

To continue celebrating Georgia Ag Week, I joined farmers and UGA Extension representatives at the Telfair County Farmers Market for a crop blessing breakfast.

Together, we prayed for a safe and prosperous crop year and celebrated the hard work of our farmers. Thank you to UGA Extension for hosting and for the vital work y’all do for Georgia’s farmers!

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Meeting with Rural Healthcare Centers Leadership

Last week, I also met with local leadership from Community Health Care Systems in Middle Georgia and South Central Primary in South Georgia. Together, they represent rural health locations in eleven counties in Georgia's Eighth District.

I'm proud to represent our rural healthcare providers, who do an outstanding job providing the care our communities need.

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Joining Mornings with Maria to Discuss Economic and Global Security Developments

Farm Progress | How to claim your share of $10 billion USDA relief fund

"The U.S. Department of Agriculture will start accepting applications for up to $10 billion in direct payments to farmers through the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program. The market-based assistance was approved as part of the American Relief Act 2025 passed by Congress on December 21, 2024. 

Farmers who produced eligible commodities during the 2024 crop year are eligible for these one-time economic assistance payments intended to offset increased input costs and struggling commodity prices.  

'Producers are facing higher costs and market uncertainty, and the Trump Administration is ensuring they get the support they need without delay,' says USDA Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins. She explains USDA streamlined the process to ensure farmers receive payments ahead of schedule."

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The Daily Caller | EXCLUSIVE: GOP Rep Unveils Bill To Prevent Federal Dollars From Subsidizing Sex Change Surgeries

"Republican South Dakota Rep. Dusty Johnson will introduce legislation Tuesday to bar healthcare entities from using some federal dollars to subsidize sex change surgeries and hormone replacement therapies.

Johnson’s No 340B Savings for Transgender Care Act would prohibit healthcare entities from using savings under the 340B drug pricing program to offer free or discounted sex change procedures to uninsured or low-income Americans. The legislation would ensure that healthcare entities are not pushing left-wing gender ideology with savings derived from participation in the program, according to background on the bill obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation...

The bill is cosponsored by Republican Reps. Stephanie Bice of Oklahoma, Michael Rulli of Ohio, Austin Scott of Georgia, Mike Ezell of Mississippi, Barry Moore of Alabama, John Rose of Tennessee and Dan Crenshaw of Texas."

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