Political Quotes

“Mr. President, we are here today to commend our Republican leadership for forging a bipartisan compromise on a continuing resolution to avoid a government shutdown. In particular, I am so pleased that we reached an agreement that included full reimbursement to the Commodity Credit Corporation, which we have all been talking about--not only agreement, but to take away the potential of unnecessary delays in farm and conservation payments, which are so important to our farmers. For decades, the CCC has been routinely reimbursed without fanfare, but, unfortunately, not so this year. Our farmers and ranchers have faced more than enough challenges this year--extreme weather events, low commodity prices, market volatility, a global pandemic, and the list just goes on and on and on. They don't need Washington to make things even more difficult With passage of this bill, with the full CCC reimbursement, farm and conservation program payments will go out as planned and will offer farmers and ranchers a little more certainty and a little bit more predictability to continue growing the food and fiber for this Nation-- not only for this Nation but for the world. These important programs--like Ag Risk Coverage, Price Loss Coverage, Market Assistance Loans, the Environmental Quality Incentive Program, and others--were authorized in the 2018 farm bill that was supported with an overwhelmingly bipartisan record number of votes in the Senate.…”