Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is fighting bureaucratic delays that could put Georgia family farms at risk of bankruptcy.
Sen. Ossoff and his colleagues are pressing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for more information about reporting that certain farm loans and loan guarantees must be cleared through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which could cause delays in critical funds for family farms across Georgia at a time when farmers continue facing economic challenges.
“We write to express concern about a reported memorandum from the Farm Service Agency (FSA) to require certain farm loans and loan guarantees to be cleared through Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employees,” Sen. Ossoff and the group wrote to Secretary Rollins.
“In addition to raising privacy questions, this change could create delays in FSA loans for qualified borrowers,” the group continued. “At a time when financial uncertainty is rising for America’s families and farmers, creating more red tape for customers who often have no other options for credit could prevent farmers from getting crops in the ground, animals fed, or cause a beginning farmer to miss out on the purchase of their first parcel of land.”
Sen. Ossoff continues to fight for Georgia farmers.
This month, Sen. Ossoff called on USDA Secretary Rollins to expedite relief to Georgia farmers impacted by Hurricane Helene.
Sen. Ossoff has repeatedly urged the Trump Administration to swiftly distribute Federal economic assistance secured by Congress for Georgia farmers, including testifying before the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations on the urgent need to support Georgia agriculture after the devastating impacts of Hurricane Helene.
Last August, Sen. Ossoff introduced the Protecting Our Produce Act to boost resources and support for Georgia specialty crop growers facing unfairly priced imports.
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