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GOP Blames Biden for Texas Screwworm Crisis, Funding Cuts

6/9/2026

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Secretary Brooke Rollins and Senator Roger Marshall accused President Joe Biden of causing the Texas screwworm emergency.
Representative Shontel Brown said the U.S. President Donald Trump administration cut screwworm detection funding, dismissed 25% of staff, and ended USAID-funded UN Food and Agriculture Organization monitoring, cutting 15,000 USDA jobs.
President Joe Biden closed Mexican cattle ports in November 2024, with President Donald Trump reopening them in February 2025 and closing them in May 2025.

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Secretary Brooke Rollins and Senator Roger Marshall accused President Joe Biden of causing the Texas screwworm emergency.
Representative Shontel Brown said the U.S. President Donald Trump administration cut screwworm detection funding, dismissed 25% of staff, and ended USAID-funded UN Food and Agriculture Organization monitoring, cutting 15,000 USDA jobs.
President Joe Biden closed Mexican cattle ports in November 2024, with President Donald Trump reopening them in February 2025 and closing them in May 2025.