Press Releases
WASHINGTON— Today, during a hearing of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) slammed efforts to cut funding for food assistance programs – specifically, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
WASHINGTON— Today, Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) released the following statement after President Trump announced new tariffs.
WASHINGTON— Today, Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08), Congressman Buddy Carter (GA-01), Congressman Rob Menendez (NJ-08), and Congressman John James (MI-10) introduced the Prescription Drug Transparency and Affordability Act to increase transparency in the prescription drug pricing system with new reporting requirements and penalties to hold those who fail to comply accountable.
FLINT— Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08), Congressman Josh Riley (NY-19), Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10), and Congressman Dusty Johnson (SD-AL) introduced the bipartisan Lowering Egg Prices Act to lower egg prices for consumers by cutting bureaucratic red tape that forces farmers to discard hundreds of millions of eggs each year.
FLINT— Today, Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) released the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order, dismantling the Department of Education.
SAGINAW— Today, Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) sent a letter to the General Services Administration (GSA), demanding clarity on the future of the Social Security Administration field office in Saginaw.
WASHINGTON— Today, Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) and Congressman Zach Nunn (IA-03) introduced the bipartisan Social Security Overpayment Relief Act to limit the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) overpayment lookback period to ten years. This bill protects Social Security recipients from having to pay back funds that arise from overpayment errors on the part of SSA.
FLINT— Today, Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) and Congressman Randy Feenstra (IA-04) introduced the Foreign Agricultural Restrictions to Maintain Local Agriculture and National Defense (FARMLAND) Act, bipartisan legislation to authorize the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to review all purchases or leases of American farmland by foreign entities that exceed $5,000,000 or 320 acres.
WASHINGTON— Today, Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08), member of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, announced President and CEO of Michigan Sugar Neil Juhnke of Freeland will be her guest of honor for President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress tomorrow, Tuesday, March 4, 2025.