GEORGETOWN, Del. — Nineteen U.S. senators have written a letter to senate leaders asking that future legislation helping the country recover from the economic damage of COVID-19 include direct federal aid to chicken growers who have lost at least 5 percent of expected revenue during the pandemic.
All six senators from Delmarva — Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware, co-chair of the Senate’s Chicken Caucus; Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware; Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland; Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland; Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia; and Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia — signed the letter, along with senators from. . .