The National Chicken Council is pleased to announce that membership in the newly formed Congressional Chicken Caucus is building steadily. The bipartisan group will be chaired by Congressmen Rick Crawford (R-AR) and Sanford Bishop (D-GA). The caucus will consist of members devoted to the various issues affecting the U.S. chicken industry and will also provide a platform to discuss the role of government in addressing current and future industry challenges.
As of February 15, Congressional Chicken Caucus membership consists of the following:
Co-Chairs:
- Sanford Bishop (D- GA)
- Rick Crawford (R- AR)
Chicken Caucus Members:
- John Barrow (D- GA)
- John Carney (D- DE)
- Bill Cassidy (R- LA)
- Doug Collins (R- GA)
- Jim Costa (D- CA)
- Jeff Denham (R- CA)
- Scott Desjarlais (R- TN)
- Phil Gingrey (R- GA)
- Tim Griffin (R- AR)
- Morgan Griffith (R- VA)
- Brett Guthrie (R- KY)
- Gregg Harper (R- MS)
- Andy Harris (R- MD)
- Walter B. Jones (R- NC)
- Billy Long (R- MO)
- Alan Nunnelee (R- MS)
- Reid Ribble (R- WI)
- Tom Rooney (R- FL)
- Austin Scott (R- GA)
- Bennie G. Thompson (D- MS)
NCC urges its members to reach out to their congressmen and encourage them to join the Congressional Chicken Caucus. Your congressmen may reach out to Chris Jones ([email protected]) in Congressman Crawford’s office, or Michael Reed ([email protected]) in Congressman Bishop’s office.
