Blunt Rochester Talks Prioritizing Delaware’s Agriculture Industry, Bipartisan Leadership
Wilmington, Del. — Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester released her plan to support farmers and rural America. The plan, first released in NOTUS, “highlight[s] her ag policy experience in the House of Representatives, and […] is geared toward rural development.”
Highlights:
- Blunt Rochester said part of the reason she wanted to serve on the [Ag] committee was its history of bipartisanship.
- Working on the 2018 Farm Bill showed her “the connection between our farming community, the connection between people being able to eat healthy, the connection between groceries not being so expensive,” Blunt Rochester said.
- Democrats like Blunt Rochester have also made strides in recent years to make agriculture a more inclusive sector. […] “As a person who has made it my mission to make sure that everybody sees themselves in the work that we do, it was important to work with our farmers, our Black farmers,” Blunt Rochester said. “We look at the historic injustices. We also look at ways to enhance and support the growth of farming in both the Black community as well as throughout Delaware.”
- Michael Scuse, Delaware’s secretary of agriculture, praised Blunt Rochester’s plan. “[The plan shows] that she’s actually been here listening to producers and to our rural communities about what they see, what they think should change, and what needs to happen,” Scuse said.
Blunt Rochester’s full agriculture plan can be found here. The plan is a result of the Congresswoman’s experience as the first Delawarean in 120 years to serve on the House Committee on Agriculture and her “Delivering for Delaware” statewide tour. It focuses on a comprehensive plan for supporting agricultural producers, rural communities, and Delawareans who rely on healthy, affordable food. The plan lays out how, in the Senate, Blunt Rochester will build on her track record of listening to Delawareans and prioritizing bipartisan and innovative solutions that address the challenges they face.