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Farm in the State
March 11, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Julia Letlow (LA-05) today released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announcing new support programs for domestic fertilizer producers in light of current market conditions.  
 

Issues:Agriculture
February 24, 2022

This morning, Congresswoman Julia Letlow (LA-05) released the following statement on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

February 23, 2022

MONROE, LA – Congresswoman Julia Letlow (LA-05) today announced that the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) will invest more than $4 million in community projects across Louisiana’s Fifth District.

February 18, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Julia Letlow (LA-05) today announced that she will be participating in an official visit to Israel this week with a group of congressional colleagues. Letlow and the delegation will be departing the United States later this morning and are set to return on Feb. 26.

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Farm in the State
February 9, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Julia Letlow (LA-05) sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack this week, urging the swift appointment of a State Executive Director (SED) for the Louisiana Farm Service Agency (FSA). The position, which oversees numerous USDA programs in the state, has been left vacant since the Biden Administration took office in January 2021.
 

January 13, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Julia Letlow (LA-05) today released a statement on the study requested by her office from the Agricultural and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M University to analyze the impact of rapidly rising input prices on American farmers.

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JBL with Students at Delhi Charter
January 12, 2022

DELHI, LA– Congresswoman Julia Letlow (LA-05) today announced that four students from Delhi Charter School in Richland Parish were selected as the winners of the Congressional App Challenge for Louisiana’s Fifth District.

January 5, 2022

MONROE, LA – Congresswoman Julia Letlow (LA-05) today sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), asking Secretary Xavier Becerra to make monoclonal antibody (mAb) treatments readily available to medical providers and centers in rural areas. Because of a policy instituted by HHS in September 2021, the federal government now controls all mAb distribution and no longer allows health care facilities to obtain the treatments directly from manufacturers.
 

December 14, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Julia Letlow (LA-05) today announced that more than 100 House Republicans have joined her as co-sponsors of H.R. 6056(link is external)The Parents Bill of Rights Act. The legislation would put common-sense parent participation practices into law and ensure that families are able to have a meaningful dialog with educators throughout the learning process.