Rounds Works with White House and USDA Secretary to Reopen FSA Offices During Shutdown

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) issued a statement following U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins’ announcement that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will be reopening Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices for a few days a week during the government shutdown:

“After our meeting with Secretary Rollins this morning and multiple discussions with the White House, I’m pleased that the Department of Ag will be reopening Farm Service Agency offices for a few days each week during the shutdown. We’ve heard from producers who are selling their livestock and their grain who can’t get their checks endorsed while the government has been shut down, resulting in missed loan payments. Many producers use the FSA as a lender and they need to be able to release these funds as their loans are paid off.

“This is another real example of the harmful effects the Schumer shutdown is having on the American people. Time for Democrats to get serious and reopen the government.”

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