The Title I reference prices do not match up with the cost of that production. It is really not a true safety net.

We have got to make sure that crop insurance stays intact, and we need to broaden it for those specialty crops.

We need to make sure that whether it is the reference prices in there or other triggers that reflect today's circumstance.

The biggest challenge young people have getting into agriculture is availability of land and availability of credit.

It assures our American people that they are going to have their pantries available, food to fill their pantries, at a reasonable cost.

I know that all members of this Committee share the goal of passing a bipartisan farm bill reauthorization.

We held two hearings together in this Subcommittee, and then we also sought comments from the public.

The average age of farmers in this country is going up, not down.

We need to protect our small farmers, our large farmers, and every farmer in between.

Everybody has been saying today that everything is local, and one size does not fit all, and those FSA offices need to support that.

It assures our American people that they are going to have their pantries available, food to fill their pantries, at a reasonable cost.

Hearing from you is extremely important. As the people closest to the work, you know best what is working and what can be improved.

I would also like to thank Senator Rounds for his partnership on the Rural Housing Reform legislation that we announced this morning.

Our working lands programs are oversubscribed.

We have a serious shortage of housing in this country, especially in rural communities.

Small towns and rural places are creative, entrepreneurial, diverse, and wonderful places to live and to work and to raise a family.

Hearing from you is extremely important. As the people closest to the work, you know best what is working and what can be improved.

If you do not have a safe, affordable place to live, nothing else in your life works, not your job, or your education, or your health.