Jayapal Statement on Farm Bill Vote

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) released the following statement after voting NO on the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026.

"The Farm Bill is a real opportunity to help farmers and Americans across this country. However, Republicans are using it as a shell to push through permanent cuts to food assistance, even as food prices continue to skyrocket.

"Thanks to this legislation, 16 million children will permanently lose access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). And as we take food from hungry kids, this bill also leaves American farmers without a lifeline after they have lost billions thanks to Trump's tariffs. At the end of the day, this bill will make more people hungry and does nothing to address the affordability crisis or struggling workers.

"The original draft of this bill also would have shielded pesticide manufacturers from liability when their products made the American people sick. Thanks to a bipartisan effort, this provision was removed, but had Republican leadership gotten its way, it would have remained in the bill.

"Today's Farm Bill is a further betrayal of the American people."