Agriculture
Randy grew up working on farms, frequently walking beans and doing chores. His in-laws run a livestock and crop farm in Sioux County, where he helps out along with his wife and four kids – spending many weekends bailing hay, loading hogs, vaccinating cattle, and maintaining seven finishing sites.
He knows first-hand that corn and soybean growers -- along with our livestock, egg, dairy, poultry, ethanol, and biodiesel producers -- form the backbone of the 4th District’s economy. As the second largest ag producing district in the country, Randy serves as a voice for Iowa's hardworking farmers, giving them a seat at the table on the House Agriculture Committee.
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WASHINGTON -- Today during a House Budget Committee hearing on the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) fiscal year 2022 budget proposal, Rep. Randy Feenstra (IA-04) questioned Secretary Marcia Fudge on prioritizing investments in rural America.
WASHINGTON -- During a Science, Space, and Technology (SST) committee meeting this week, Rep. Randy Feenstra (IA-04) introduced two amendments to the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the Future Act.
WASHINGTON -- Today during a Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit subcommittee hearing on opportunities for growth and investment in rural America, Rep.
WASHINGTON -- Today during a Science, Space, and Technology (SST) Committee markup on a funding bill for the National Science Foundation (NSF), Rep. Randy Feenstra (IA-04) successfully passed an amendment prohibiting anyone who receives an NSF grant from participating in programs conducted by adversarial countries like China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia.
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Randy Feenstra (IA-04) introduced H.R. 3821, a bill to include losses due to high winds, such as derechos, in a disaster relief program carried out by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
HULL, Iowa -- Today during a House Budget Committee hearing on President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2022 budget proposal, Rep. Randy Feenstra (IA-04) questioned Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Acting Director Shalanda Young about the Biden administration’s proposal to raise taxes on Iowa farmers and main street business owners.
HULL, Iowa -- Today, Rep. Randy Feenstra (IA-04) joined Rep. Jerry McNerney (CA-09) in introducing H.R. 3784, the Advancing Internet of Things (IoT) for Precision Agriculture Act of 2021.
HULL, Iowa -- During a Science, Space, and Technology (SST) Committee hearing this afternoon, Rep. Randy Feenstra (IA-04) pressed Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm on the Biden administration’s failure to include biofuels in the American Jobs Plan.
WASHINGTON -- Today, Rep. Randy Feenstra (IA-04) joined Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Reps.
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Randy Feenstra (IA-04) cosponsored the Rural STEM Education Research Act as a member of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.