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Fighting For Illinois’ Agricultural Economy

As a member of Congress from a rural district and a member of the House Agriculture Committee, I understand how important our farmers and agricultural producers are to our local economy. In western and central Illinois, we have some of the richest farmland in the nation and our agricultural economy is the top industry in our region.

That’s why I’ve made growing our agricultural economy a top priority.

When I was a new member of Congress, I was proud to work across party lines to pass the first long-term Farm bill in years. This bipartisan legislation provided a stable and strong crop insurance program while maintaining funding for programs that feed hungry children and families across Illinois.

But to keep our agricultural economy growing, we need to help our farmers export their products to new economic markets. This is why I traveled to Cuba with the Illinois-Cuba Working Group and officials from the Illinois Farm Bureau to help our farmers develop the right relationships so they can export more of our agricultural products.

While we still have a lot of work to do to ensure a brighter future for our 21st century agricultural heartland, here are several recent examples of the work I’m doing.

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Press Release

May 3, 2017

Congresswoman Cheri Bustos Highlights National Farmers Union’s Continued Opposition to Trumpcare

National Farmers Union: Trumpcare would force “individuals with preexisting conditions to contend with increased premiums, higher deductibles and longer waiting periods for coverage” WASHINGTON– Today, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos, co-chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, highlighted a new letter from the National Farmers Union and reiterated her opposition to Washington Republicans’ Trumpcare bill as […]

Press Release

May 3, 2017

Reps. Bustos and Davis Pass Bipartisan Bill to Bring Fairness to Disaster Declarations

Legislation heads to the Senate Washington – U.S. Reps. Cheri Bustos (D-IL) and Rodney Davis (R-IL), members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today announced their bill, H.R. 1665, the Disaster Declaration Improvement Act, passed the House and is now headed to the Senate for consideration. This bill would help ensure that when a […]

Press Release

March 28, 2017

Bustos Introduces Ron Moore, President of American Soybean Association, at Agriculture Hearing

Ron Moore is the past President of the Illinois Soybean Association and is a farmer from Roseville, Illinois WASHINGTON – Today, at a House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management hearing, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) introduced Ron Moore, the President of the American Soybean Association. Moore hails from Roseville, in Illinois’ 17th Congressional […]

Press Release

March 21, 2017

National Farmers Union highlights how TrumpCare Would Close Rural Hospitals and Put Small Communities at Risk in Letter to Congress

Bustos: “If TrumpCare becomes law, hundreds of rural hospitals could be forced to close their doors” WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos, a member of the House Agriculture Committee and Co-Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, released a letter she received from the National Farmers Union (NFU) regarding the damage TrumpCare would inflict […]

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