we're not asking for a handout; we just need a floor in place for when the bottom drops out.
I'd also like to get one thing straight right off the bat: there aren't enormous savings to be found from cutting farm p...
But we don't believe that we should take a disproportional hit.
I don't believe the SURE program has worked the way most of us hoped it would.
Should the three-legged stool of direct payments, the countercyclical program, and marketing loan assistance be updated ...
Understanding the true costs and benefits of our Title I programs will help us develop a better farm bill moving forward...
While you are correct to say in the last 6 months the prices have gotten better within the dairy industry, we are reboun...
I hope that the Rural Utilities Service has an update for us on how the applications are progressing
Coordination is fine but stakeholders have to understand that they are playing a role and they are participating.
We have looked at some notions as to whether or not we look at an application as opposed to counties' Census tracks so t...
Ma'am, I think the work product is going to be better if it is from the bottom up as opposed to the top down.
I have been critical. In previous Administrations they have designated a person within the White House to handle rural a...
If it is difficult, then you owe the Subcommittee, the Members of the Committee a response.
I hope that in spite of the rush to spend taxpayer dollars USDA can demonstrate that the benefits to rural communities h...
With tight budgets, it is incumbent upon our agencies to reduce costs and provide the maximum impact possible with the f...
I couldn't agree with you more. Ms. Canales, your response was nice but it was filled with a lot of 'bureaucratic-ese;' ...
I hope that we will all try to work together on behalf of dairy producers in America to avoid a crash.
I think that it is important that we consider, Mr. Chairman, as we look at the 2012 Farm Bill the definitions of rural a...
