Budzinski to Serve as Vice Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) announced her appointment as the new Vice Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit. This appointment comes at a critical time as farmers across the country are facing growing challenges. 

In the wake of President Trump’s Executive Orders, several key U.S. Department of Agriculture funding programs have been frozen, leaving farmers with increased uncertainty. The programs impacted include the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), which provides financial assistance for farmers to improve their infrastructure. In 2024, farmers in Illinois’ 13th district received approximately $2,518,263 in REAP funding. Additionally, the President has proposed a 10 percent tariff on Canadian energy which could further raise farmers’ input costs.

“I’m eager to work alongside Ranking Member Davids to help lead this important subcommittee – especially at a time like this. The recent actions of the Administration, including potential tariffs and grant freezes, are directly at odds with the needs of our farmers. They deserve policies that strengthen the farm safety net and create opportunities to increase crop prices. At the very least, they need the assurance that the contracts they’ve signed with the federal government will be upheld,” said Congresswoman Budzinski. “I am looking forward to using my position on this subcommittee to advocate for risk management policy that reflects the needs of the hardworking farmers in Central and Southern Illinois.”

The House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit is responsible for policies, statutes, and markets relating to commodities including barley, cotton, cottonseed, corn, grain sorghum, honey, mohair, oats, other oilseeds, peanuts, pulse crops, rice, soybeans, sugar, wheat, and wool; the Commodity Credit Corporation; risk management policies and statutes, including Federal Crop Insurance; producer data and privacy issues; agricultural credit; and related oversight of such issues.

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