Elizabeth Kucinich

06/25/2026

Section 219 creates a framework for permanent military integration that weakens American sovereignty, blurs constitutional accountability, and places the nation's independent decision making at risk.

06/09/2026

🌾🇺🇸 Once Farmland Is Gone, Can We Ever Get It Back? 🇺🇸🌾

Across America, farmland is more than just open space. It is the foundation of food production, rural communities, family traditions, and a way of life that has been passed down through generations. 🚜❤️

For many farmers, the concern is simple: while buildings can be constructed almost anywhere and technology can be expanded over time, productive farmland is a limited resource. Once fertile agricultural land is permanently converted to other uses, restoring it can be difficult, expensive, or sometimes impossible. 🌱

Supporters of protecting farmland argue that food security is national security. They believe preserving high-quality agricultural land should remain a priority as populations grow and development continues. Many worry that losing too much farmland today could create challenges for future generations who will depend on that land to produce food, support local economies, and maintain rural communities. 🇺🇸🌾

At the same time, others point out that America faces increasing energy demands and a growing need for renewable energy sources. Solar farms, wind projects, and other clean-energy developments can help reduce emissions, strengthen energy independence, and support long-term sustainability goals. ☀️⚡

The debate often centers on finding balance. Some people believe renewable energy infrastructure should prioritize rooftops, parking lots, industrial areas, and less productive land whenever possible. Others argue that carefully planned energy projects can coexist with agriculture and provide additional income opportunities for farmers. ⚖️🤝

Beyond energy policy, this conversation raises broader questions about food security, land use, environmental stewardship, economic development, and the legacy we leave for future generations.

Because once productive farmland disappears, communities must decide whether the benefits gained today outweigh what may be lost tomorrow. 🌾🏡

💬 What do you think?

Should prime farmland receive stronger protections from development, or should landowners have complete freedom to decide how their property is used?

👇 Share your thoughts respectfully.

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04/30/2026

“The House has passed a bill that consolidates power, weakens states’ rights, and accelerates the decline of our farms, our food system, and our land. The removal of the liability shield was hard fought and important, but it does not redeem a bill that remains structurally harmful at every level. The Senate must reject this bill and stand for farmers, for states, and for the future of America.” Elizabeth Kucinich

04/30/2026

Despite today’s vote to remove the chemical liability shield, the Farm Bill currently under consideration in the House remains a devastating failure of policy and responsibility.

This is a moment for caution, not celebration. If we signal victory now, before the full House vote, we risk sending exactly the wrong message to America, that this bill is now safe to support. It is not.

This Farm Bill still erodes states’ rights, limits the ability of communities to protect their citizens, entrenches industrial agriculture, and locks farmers further into dependence on costly chemical inputs and consolidated corporate power.

This bill represents massive federal overreach, overriding constitutionally established protections and preventing states from improving standards beyond federal baselines across agriculture, from pesticide use and spray protocols to animal welfare. It replaces a system in which federal law sets a floor with one that imposes a ceiling, locking in the lowest standards nationwide, stripping states of their authority, and opening the door to the destruction of the very land we call America.

Read more: https://kucinichreport.substack.com/p/house-must-vote-no-on-the-farm-bill

04/01/2026

Dennis sued three Presidents for violating the Constitution’s war powers, Democrat and Republican alike: Bill Clinton over Serbia, George W. Bush over Iraq, and Barack Obama over Libya. There's only one way to stop war. Congress has to cut the funds. Here's what you can do... Please read and share .

Tell Your Member of Congress, House and Senate, to "Vote NO $$$$$ for War!"

03/02/2026

The 2026 Farm Bill mark up starts in committee tomorrow. This guide is written for policymakers clarifying key provisions. Please forward this article with your network and the recommended provision reforms to your Member of Congress.

The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 contains statutory language that restructures federal authority. It expands federal preemption, narrows state and local governance, limits judicial oversight, and concentrates decision making inside federal agencies, which increases the risk of regulatory agency capture and weakens the distributed safeguards that protect farmers, public health, and national resilience.

From pesticide liability shields that restrict state tort authority, to clauses that prohibit counties from regulating pesticide use, to interstate livestock provisions that override state production standards, this bill centralizes authority in Washington in ways that favor large industrial actors while increasing farm level risk, weakening health protections, and externalizing long term environmental and medical costs onto taxpayers, driving higher public expenditures and deeper structural debt.

The draft Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 dismantles state authority and removes local protection, state innovation, court accountability, market differentiation, and independent review. In their place, it installs federal uniformity controlled by a narrow circle of decision makers.

Instead of strengthening America, this bill exposes farmers, landscapes, and rural communities to deeper chemical dependency, greater corporate concentration, and reduced democratic control.

The 2026 Farm Bill mark up starts in committee tomorrow. This guide is written for policymakers clarifying key provisions. Please forward this article to your Member of Congress.