Congressional Representatives Call for White House to Include Agriculture Disaster Relief in New Supplemental Request

In a letter dated October 24, 2023, California Congressional Representatives Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara); Jim Costa (D-Fresno); Jimmy Panetta (D-Monterey); Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose); and Julia Brownley (D-Oakpark) called on the White House to include disaster relief funds for California farmers and growers in their forthcoming supplemental request for domestic priorities. This letter is the latest step taken by the lawmakers, who have been pushing since spring for Congressional leaders to pass an agriculture relief package. In April, they wrote to the leaders of the House Appropriations Committee requesting funds to help offset damage to California’s agricultural operations.