Political Quotes

New York State Veterans Cemetery in the Finger Lakes, located at the former Sampson military base, is hallowed ground, rooted in the history of hundreds of thousands of World War II and Korean War-era service members who trained here…

That’s why I’m calling on the USDA to buy Concord grape juice for domestic nutrition programs and boost our growers because when the farmers who feed our families need help from forces beyond their control, we need to act.

These new demands set an alarming precedent that is seemingly contrary to the Administration’s longstanding support for the privacy of U.S. citizens’ data.

I’ve worked with USDA on surplus grape purchases before, and I’m urging the USDA to again provide certainty to Upstate farmers, put American-grown grapes to good use, and strengthen the domestic food supply chain we all depend on.