COVID-19’s spread has closed businesses across the country and killed hundreds of thousands of Americans, putting our country firmly into a recession in the process. Our economy desperately needs the stimulus that the Biden weatherization program and other programs to build the green economy would provide.

It’s time for us to stop prioritizing big business over rural Americans. With that in mind, we’ve outlined five critical adjustments to US agricultural policy that will help working families and our planet by creating jobs, prioritizing families over big business, diversifying our fuel supply, and reducing our greenhouse gas emissions.

Washington state is diverse – a tech hub, a historical airplane manufacturer, and the heart of much of our country’s agricultural production while remaining one of the most socially liberal states in the country; yet we aren’t leading on addressing climate change. Here’s how we can change that.