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7 May 2020
(Washington, D.C., May 7, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced New York and Pennsylvania been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), signed by President Trump, which provides assistance to families of children elig...
7 May 2020
WASHINGTON, May 7, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that USDA is investing $71 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Kansas and Oklahoma. This funding is part of USDA’s round one investments through the ReConnect Pilot Program.
6 May 2020
(Washington, D.C., May 6, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced approval of a request from Colorado to provide online purchasing of food to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households. This approval will allow Colorado to expedite the implementation of online purchasing with currently authorized SNAP onl...
6 May 2020
(Washington, D.C., May 6, 2020) - U.S. Secretary Perdue today applauded the decision made by the District Court of Western Missouri which ruled that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has the primary jurisdiction over worker’s safety in meat processing plants across the country during the COVID-19 national emergency.
6 May 2020
(Washington, D.C., May 6, 2020) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue last night sent the following two letters to Governors across the nation and leadership of major meat processing companies. These letters establish the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) clear expectations for the implementation of President Donald J. Trump’s Executiv...