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Congressman Tim Moore Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Expedite Disaster Assistance to Farmers

Monday, March 10, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Tim Moore (NC-14) sent a letter with a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, urging the department to quickly publish clear guidelines on administering disaster relief aid for farmers. The letter was led by Senator Ted Budd (R-NC), Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Congressman Chuck Edwards (R-NC), and Congressman Don Davis (D-NC). 

“We write to further urge an expedited rulemaking process for the agricultural disaster relief funding provided by Congress this past December,” the lawmakers wrote. 

They continued, Producers from vulnerable agriculture communities that were hit hard by these recent natural disasters are at risk of greatly downsizing or having to shut down their operations if the agricultural disaster relief funding is not fully accessible in the upcoming months. Clear direction and quick action from the USDA on disaster payment structure would provide certainty and, in many cases, a lifeline for farmers to continue their operations.” 

Other Members of Congress signing the letter include: Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Jim Justice (R-WV), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Mark Warner (D-VA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Representatives David Rouzer (R-NC), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Greg Murphy, M.D. (R-NC), Deborah Ross (D-NC), Brad Knott (R-NC), Pat Harrigan (R-NC), Addison McDowell (R-NC), Austin Scott (R-GA), Sanford Bishop Jr. (D-GA), Buddy Carter (R-GA), David Scott (D-GA), Rick Allen (R-GA), Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), and Scott Franklin (R-FL).

Read the full letter here.

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