Editing Tim Burchett (section)

====Agriculture====
In March 2024, Burchett was one of 10 House Republicans who signed a letter to the [[United States House Committee on Agriculture|House Agriculture Committee]] opposing the inclusion of the Ending Agriculture Trade Suppression (EATS) Act in the 2024 [[United States farm bill|farm bill]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Leads in Letter Fighting Against Foreign Control of the U.S. Pork Industry |url=https://luna.house.gov/posts/icymi-rep-anna-paulina-luna-leads-in-letter-fighting-against-foreign-control-of-the-u-s-pork-industry |access-date=26 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240414004611/https://luna.house.gov/posts/icymi-rep-anna-paulina-luna-leads-in-letter-fighting-against-foreign-control-of-the-u-s-pork-industry |archive-date=14 April 2024 |date=8 March 2024}}</ref> The EATS Act would have invalidated state and local laws regulating agricultural goods sold in interstate commerce, including farm [[animal welfare]] laws like [[2018 California Proposition 12|California's Proposition 12]]. The letter argued that the legislation would undermine [[states' rights]] and cede control over U.S. agricultural policy to the Chinese-owned pork producer [[WH Group]] and its subsidiary [[Smithfield Foods]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Clayton |first1=Chris |title=GOP Conservatives Oppose EATS Act Over Chinese Influence in US Pork Industry |url=https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2024/03/08/gop-conservatives-oppose-eats-act-us |website=Progressive Farmer |publisher=DTN |access-date=26 May 2025 |date=8 March 2024}}</ref>