I will keep fighting to preserve staffing and resources that help farmers access federal benefits and assistance.

"And it eliminates many rural development staff who help farmers access the benefits they are entitled to.",

DeLauro objects to cuts in rural development staff who assist farmers with accessing benefits, implying she will oppose such reductions.

Republican Agriculture-Rural Development-FDA Bill Cuts Food Assistance for Hungry Families and Increases Costs for Farmers | House Committee on Appropriations
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Latest appropriations news on June 10 and June 9 covered defense, an LHHS markup, and ICE funding; no agriculture or USDA action was listed in the lookback window.

No concrete sign in the last three days that DeLauro acted on preserving staffing or resources for farmers' access to federal benefits and assistance.

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House Committee on Appropriations |
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The agriculture subcommittee page's recent activity list shows the newest listed item as April 24, 2026 for the FY2027 Agriculture bill, with no June 9-11 agriculture update shown.

The official agriculture subcommittee activity page does not show a fresh June action tied to this promise, so the claim remains unresolved in the lookback window.

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Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (119th Congress)
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