Mike Levin: “I now yield 2 minutes to another active member of our committee, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Doggett).”

We urge you to immediately reinstate the funding for these projects that were subject to blatantly partisan cancellation.

There is no other acceptable remedy for this corrupt abuse of power and weaponization of taxpayer dollars.

This blatant weaponization of federal taxpayer dollars to punish states based on their political leanings is wholly inappropriate and in violation of the Fifth Amendment’s guarantee of equal protection of the laws.

USDA must take these findings seriously and act quickly to address the gaps identified by GAO.