Agriculture
DANVILLE, ILL. – Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) joined a roundtable hosted by the Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) at the Gilbert Street Cafe that focused on strategies for increasing and sustaining investment in rural communities throughout the US. The roundtable featured three more key stakeholders dedicated to rural advancement: Bryan Severs, local farmer and ISA Director; JT Barnhart, OSF HealthCare Heart of Mary Medical Center and Sacred Heart Medical Center (Danville); and Illinois State Senator Paul Faraci.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Robin L. Kelly (IL-02), released her 2021 Year in Review report, detailing her legislative accomplishments in Washington and services provided to her constituents in Illinois. |
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) released the following statement after the U.S. House passed its partisan funding bill.
WASHINGTON, D.C –Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) and Congressman Bob Latta’s (OH-05) legislation, the Precision Agriculture Satellite Connectivity Act, was unanimously approved by the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) and Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) introduced the bipartisan Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 2025 to expand Medicare coverage for medical nutrition plans and addressing health disparities.
U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly's diverse district boasts some of the world's richest farmland, as well as Chicago neighborhoods and south suburbs where access to foods such as fresh fruits and vegetables is limited.
"A New Foundation for America" is a peculiar title for President Trump's new budget because it erodes the very foundation of our great nation: our farming communities.
At the 30,000-foot level, Trump's budget cuts $38 billion from Farm Bill programs that help Illinois farmers feed our nation and the world. It also includes a more than 20 percent cut to the Department of Agriculture, meaning higher crop insurance premiums and less marketing support.
Farmers now can join the long list of Americans President Donald Trump and his policies have attacked.
Just more than a year ago, rural voters helped propel candidate Trump to the presidency, but since then, his budgets and policies have failed farmers and rural communities. The Trump administration's new budget proposal mindlessly guts $265 billion from agriculture and other programs that are crucial to the survival of rural communities.
Congresswoman Robin Kelly released this statement concerning the negative impact of the Trump Shutdown on Illinois farmers and farming families, who are already suffering under other bad Trump Administration policies and trade wars:
"This Trump Shutdown adds insult to injury for Illinois farmers and families.
Because of the Trump Shutdown, the USDA is closed. This means that local farmers are unable to obtain farm loans, plan for the upcoming spring planting season or receive crop insurance payments.