John Boozman: “The CFTC is vital to our agriculture stakeholders who have used derivative markets for price discovery and risk…”

While this is clearly welcome progress, we need more of our colleagues’ votes to reflect the urgency of supporting farmers, ranchers, forest landowners and rural communities.

I hope that after people are home visiting with their constituents, visiting with their farmers, visiting with their states…that the Democrats will vote for the bill.

Should this legislation be defeated today, current law will remain in effect, and states who poorly administer SNAP programs will begin to pay for the portion of the benefit cost next year.

We respectfully urge you to maintain the scientific drain tile setback rule that’s been successful for more than 60 years.