Category: Statements
Grange thanks Treasury Secretary Bessent for Corporate Transparency Act Exemption
Corporate Transparency Act regulations required farmers, ranchers, and small business to file large expensive reports that many times required legal assistance just to prove they were not laundering foreign money. Early in 2025, Treasury issued a rule that exempted domestic entities from reporting. The National Grange opposed the original reporting rule. CLICK HERE TO READ … Continue reading “Grange thanks Treasury Secretary Bessent for Corporate Transparency Act Exemption”
Op Ed: The Time is Now for the Silent Majority to Speak Up
In every city council chamber, statehouse, and congressional hearing room, decisions are being made that shape the future of our families, communities, and country. Yet far too often, those decisions are influenced by the loudest voices – not necessarily the wisest or most representative ones. For too long, the so-called “silent majority” – hardworking, … Continue reading “Op Ed: The Time is Now for the Silent Majority to Speak Up”
Op Ed: Rural Americans Need PBM Reform Now
Millions of rural Americans face a devastating health crisis. They suffer from high rates of chronic diseases yet face a severe shortage of accessible healthcare. Many are forced to travel significant distances just to reach the nearest hospital, often driving hours through remote areas. To compound this struggle, rural jobs frequently lack health insurance … Continue reading “Op Ed: Rural Americans Need PBM Reform Now”
Op Ed: A Better Path: Why “Slash and Burn” Social Policy Fails Rural America
Across America, we are seeing an alarming trend in policymaking – what I call the “slash and burn” approach. In an effort to cut costs, some leaders are gutting programs that support hardworking families, rural infrastructure, education, and agriculture. In the name of “efficiency,” communities are being stripped of essential resources and funding, leaving … Continue reading “Op Ed: A Better Path: Why “Slash and Burn” Social Policy Fails Rural America”
The National Grange issues statement encouraging fair and lasting trade agreements to protect rural livelihoods
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Grange continues to work on behalf of all Americans by serving as a nonpartisan voice in Washington, DC. We are carefully watching the ongoing conversations surrounding tariffs and a potential trade war with our neighboring countries, and will continue to advocate for the farmers, ranchers, and all citizens who … Continue reading “The National Grange issues statement encouraging fair and lasting trade agreements to protect rural livelihoods”
Common Sense: The missing ingredient in American politics, and what Congress can learn from Rural America
In a country built on the ideals of unity and collaboration, it is disheartening to witness the growing divisiveness that is paralyzing American politics. Today, more than ever, we need common sense—not as a partisan tool, but as a guiding principle—to navigate the challenges we face as a nation and in our hometowns. … Continue reading “Common Sense: The missing ingredient in American politics, and what Congress can learn from Rural America”
The National Grange Issues Statement Supporting Bipartisan Year-End Health Care Agreement
The National Grange Issues Statement Supporting Bipartisan Year-End Health Care Agreement, Including Historic Policy to Help Close the Rural Health Gaps in Cancer. “We are urgently calling on all lawmakers to vote yes on rural health.” The National Grange today issued the following statement urging swift congressional passage of the bipartisan health care package, including … Continue reading “The National Grange Issues Statement Supporting Bipartisan Year-End Health Care Agreement”
National Grange Supports Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act
The National Grange and 33 farm, ranch and landowner groups are urging the Senate to pass much-needed tax legislation to restore already expired, soon to expire, and slimmed-down tax code provisions . The House passed this legislation with broad bipartisan support. Click here to read the letter.
Removing dams from the Columbia/Snake River System could disrupt an entire rural region
Removing dams from the Columbia/Snake River System would totally disrupt an entire rural region of our country. The National Grange submitted a letter to the House Energy and Commerce leadership voicing concerns during a recent Congressional hearing on the subject. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE LETTER.
Rural and Agriculture Groups Urge Renewal of Critical Broadband Program
The National Grange joined the Rural & Agriculture Council of America, RuralRISE Tech and the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association on a letter to Senate and House leadership urging Congress to extend the broadband Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). The ACP was designed to help low-income residents with no Wi-Fi connect to broadband and learn how to … Continue reading “Rural and Agriculture Groups Urge Renewal of Critical Broadband Program”
Modernizing the Prescription Process
An OpEditorial by National Grange Legislative Director, Burton EllerRealClear Health It’s rare to find community agricultural and health care organizations teaming up on an effort. The issues both industries care about seldom overlap, but occasionally, they do. Never is that truer than the current effort underway in Congress to modernize a certain aspect of the … Continue reading “Modernizing the Prescription Process”
Grange Supports Legislation to Fight Obesity
The National Grange urges Congress to enact the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act to allow Medicare patients access to anti-obesity medications. Obesity is related to multiple health issues which can be life threatening as well as require extensive treatment. These include high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Rural residents are more likely than their … Continue reading “Grange Supports Legislation to Fight Obesity”
Healthier Rural Communities are Within Our Reach
National Grange President Betsy Huber says we must leverage every tool that helps prevent common illnesses among older adults and those with chronic illness. In Post Pandemic America, Healthier Communities Are Within Our Reach Opinion Editorial by: Betsy Huber America is changing post pandemic and along with that change is the opportunity for our health … Continue reading “Healthier Rural Communities are Within Our Reach “
National Grange Presses FCC about Status of Broadband Deployment Guidelines
This week the National Grange sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission inquiring as to the status of their broadband deployment guidelines. It is essential that these guidelines be issued in an expeditious manner so that barriers to broadband deployment can be removed and rural America can begin to see the benefits of new … Continue reading “National Grange Presses FCC about Status of Broadband Deployment Guidelines”
Opinion: The SEC’s new climate disclosure rule could harm our nation’s food supply chain
For more ag news or opinions, visit www.Agri-Pulse.com. Federal regulators like the Securities and Exchange Commission are rarely on the minds of America’s family farmers. Unfortunately, this could soon change as the SEC is hawking a proposal that will directly affect rural communities and farmers across the country if enacted. The SEC’s proposed rule requires public … Continue reading “Opinion: The SEC’s new climate disclosure rule could harm our nation’s food supply chain”
