Agriculture, Manufacturing, and Trade

WASHINGTON – Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH) and Congresswoman Cindy Axne (D-IA) today reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would extend to U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) loan borrowers the same relief already provided to Small Business Administration (SBA) borrowers. The Rural Equal Aid Act would provide 6 months of payments for existing USDA Rural Development program… Read more »

Seven Republicans are joining the House Agriculture Committee this year, three of whom — Randy Feenstra of Iowa, Michelle Fischbach of Minnesota and Tracy Mann of Kansas — represent some of the top ag districts in the country. Feenstra’s Iowa district was represented on the committee by Steve King until he was stripped of committee in 2019. Mann’s Kansas… Read more »

WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed bipartisan, bicameral appropriations legislation that authorizes $900 billion in targeted COVID-19 relief for American families, hospitals, small businesses, schools, local governments, and more. The legislation includes multiple of Congressman Troy Balderson’s (R-OH) top priorities, including the ability for small… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH) is applauding U.S. Trade Representative Bob Lighthizer’s announcement that pursuant to the Joint Statement of May 17, 2019 to address the transshipment of grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES), Mexico will establish a strict monitoring regime for exports of electrical transformer laminations and cores made of non-North American GOES.… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Following his recent placement on the House Committee on Agriculture, Congressman Troy Balderson (R-12th District) has been appointed to the House Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy and Credit and the House Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.  The Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges,… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Following his recent placement on the House Committee on Agriculture, Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH) today announced that he will sit on the following subcommittees: Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry … Read more »

On the heels of new USDA farm income figures and ahead of a busy September in Congress, Rep. Troy Balderson, an Ohio Republican and one of the newest members of the House Ag Committee, joined Agri-Pulse to discuss the current state of affairs for producers in his district and how he'd like to see farm policy, government funding, and COVID-19 relief addressed in the near future. Read more »

It’s undeniable the massive threat the Chinese Communist Party poses to the United States and our citizens. In recent weeks, I’ve addressed how China’s leaders — the Chinese Communist Party — have an established history of undermining American manufacturing, sabotaging critical trade deals, stealing American intellectual property, and now, causing the largest and deadliest global pandemic… Read more »

Before our country began sheltering in place this year, before the COVID-19 outbreak spread around the world and every American’s focus shifted to fighting a global pandemic, our country already faced another looming threat: China’s aggressive efforts to rapidly dominate the global economy. In 2015, China’s leaders – the Chinese Communist Party – announced Made in China 2025, a 10-year… Read more »

CHESTER TOWNSHIP — On Aug. 10 Chris Gabrelcik and Rockwell Bonecutter hosted a special event with U.S. Congressman Troy Balderson, State Rep. Riordan McClain, Ohio Senate Candidate Bill Reineke, Ohio Supreme Court Justices Sharon Kennedy and Judi French. Some community leaders and local businesses owners also attended. They could ask questions and address concerns before touring the… Read more »