Mr. Speaker, yesterday I spoke about the flood of unaccompanied minors crossing our borders to escape drug and gang violence caused by America's war on drugs. Today I want to speak about the effect of that drug war on young people trapped…

my State of Georgia leads the nation in peanuts and peaches, as well as poultry and pecans.

It is very punitive. It is not fair. It is costing. And it is not a level playing field.

I hear it all the time, they can't find workers to pick the blueberries.

Thank you, Chairman Conaway. And let me thank you for putting this very critical hearing together, focusing on crop insurance.

Okay. And, again, you will keep me appraised of that?

What would be a part of that solution? And will a part of that solution take into consideration that extraordinary freeze in March that affected Georgia and South Carolina to the tune and the losses of millions of dollars?

First of all, we need to correct that. It is very punitive. It is not fair.

Thank you, Mr. Under Secretary. You have given an excellent presentation, very informative, very straight forward.

I am very concerned about that. I would like to work with you and follow-up on that to make sure we correct that to the satisfaction of everyone.

It is very important for us to understand that this farm bill completely, completely changes the way in which farmers receive assistance now.

This downward trending adjustment is unnecessary. It is punitive. It is discriminatory to Georgia and South Carolina peach growers.

I am wondering if the Department--the Agriculture Department is really looking at this in a way in which to truly address this issue.

I would encourage you to look at the Farm Credit.

Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of passage of immigration reform, but I also want to talk about the humanitarian disaster that continues to unfold on the Nation's southern borders. Tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors are…

Well, would a part of that solution be to give Georgia and South Carolina the same waivers and consideration that you give the other peach growers from Maine to North Carolina?

My biggest worry is that under the guise of trying to inform the consumer, we actually misinform the consumer.

I find it somewhat ironic that those very people that seem to be most concerned about climate change seem to be against one of the major tools we can use to actually combat some of the deleterious effects of current farming practices.