Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) joined Congressman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) to introduce the Prohibition of Agricultural Land for the People’s Republic of China Act. Chinese ownership of domestic agricultural land has increased from $81 million in 2010 to $1.8 billion in 2020, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The large-scale state backing for these investments indicates a broader strategy from Beijing to control U.S. farmland. Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) joined U.S. Colorado Senator Michael Bennet, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04), and Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) to announce a bipartisan farm worker visa reform package. The bill, the Affordable and Secure Food Act, reforms the H-2A temporary agricultural worker program to provide stability for farm workers, farmers, and our nation’s food supply. Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) released the following statement after voting in support of H.J. Res. 100, legislation to adopt the Tentative Agreement between railroad unions and management to avert a national rail shutdown. Read more »

Today, Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) and Congresswoman Connie Conway (CA-22) hosted a roundtable discussion with local leaders in the agriculture community to discuss how ongoing drought conditions, labor shortages, input costs, and supply chain disruptions are impacting the Central Valley agricultural sector. Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao joined House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) and House Agriculture Committee Republican Leader Glenn Thompson (PA-15) in a solutions-focused letter to President Biden on the regulatory barriers hindering domestic agriculture producers. In the letter, the members cite skyrocketing food costs and food shortages as reason to take immediate action to increase American food production. Read more »

I am glad to see Ambassador Tai and the Biden Administration move forward with this dispute to hold Canada accountable and ensure full compliance with the USMCA. I will continue working to protect fair market access for dairy farmers and manufacturers here in the Central Valley. Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao participated in the House Committee on Natural Resources Republican Members Western Drought Forum. The forum brought together members of Congress and stakeholders across the Western United States, including the Central Valley, to raise awareness on the drought’s impact on our domestic food supply. Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao joined a group of bipartisan members in a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack to ensure Canada lives up to its commitments under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Read more »

We need solutions like the Ocean Shipping Reform Act to ease the bottlenecks that have resulted in lost revenue for our farmers and increased food prices across the country. I was glad to join the Problem Solvers Caucus to discuss bipartisan ways to strengthen supply chain security. Read more »

This unacceptably low water allocation is a devastating blow to small community agricultural producers throughout the Central Valley. The livelihoods of these people and our global food supply depend on the industry. Read more »