Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, Reps. Mark Alford (MO-04) and Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) introduced H.R. 3127, the Supporting All Healthy Options When Purchasing Produce (SHOPP) Act, in the U.S. House of Representatives. The American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) welcomes the introduction of the proposed legislation that will help families eat more fruits and vegetables as part of a healthy diet by providing more opportunities to take home fresh frozen produce when they shop.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30), Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, issued the following statement after Republicans issued a subpoena to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for documents based on an unverified tip.
WASHINGTON – In the face of a looming default as a result of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's refusal to raise the debt ceiling without devastating budget cuts to critical federal programs, House Democrats filed a discharge petition to bring a clean bill raising the debt ceiling to the floor. This bill would force House Republicans to vote for or against a default on America's debts and the resulting recession such a default would likely create.
WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) joined the leadership of AmeriCorps in a virtual press conference announcing a $2,072,869 federal grant to Equal Heart, a long-standing AmeriCorps grantee based in Dallas. Equal Heart provides food assistance through a mobile food bank, ensuring students who normally receive free-or-reduced-lunch during the school year are able to access nutritious meals over summer break.
WASHINGTON – Today, Reps. Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) and August Pfluger (TX-11) lead 11 fellow members of the Texas delegation in a bipartisan letter to the House Appropriations Committee calling for a greater allocation of funds from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to Texans and other Americans in warm-weather states.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) voted against the Default On America Act. This extreme MAGA Republican legislation presents Americans with a terrible choice: either House Republicans will wreck our economy or inflict cruel cuts that hurt everyday people.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) spoke on the House Floor to denounce Speaker McCarthy's proposed budget bill that would add burdensome work requirements to SNAP recipients over 50 and would result in cuts to nutrition assistance for low-income seniors.
Leader McCarthy's budget bill would:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) joined U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-New Jersey), Peter Welch (D-Vermont), and Congressman Greg Casar (TX-35) in introducing the bicameral Child Labor Exploitation Accountability Act, legislation aimed at holding corporations accountable for the exploitation of children and workers in the food industry.
WASHINGTON – Representative Jasmine Crockett issued the following statement applauding an executive order issued last week by the Biden administration to expand access to child and home care and invest in the care workforce. The order directs federal agencies to consider requiring contractors to expand child care for their employees, and pushes all federal agencies to pursue opportunities to expand employee access to child care and expands home-based care access for veterans.
WASHINGTON – Last week, U.S. Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) signed on to bipartisan legislation introduced by Reps. Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Mark Alford (MO-04), and Dusty Johnson (SD-AL) called the Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States (A-PLUS) Act to increase meat processing capacity and competition by allowing livestock auction market owners to invest in small and regional packing facilities. Outdated prohibitions from nearly a century ago currently restrict the ability of the livestock industry to meet increasing demand.