Raúl Grijalva: “I oppose the farm bill. It would hurt low- and middle-income families, take breakfast and lunch from children across…”

“I oppose the farm bill. It would hurt low- and middle-income families, take breakfast and lunch from children across this country, and fail hardworking farmers. It also undermines one of the Nation's most successful and popular conservation laws, the Endangered Species Act, by removing the requirement for EPA to consult with expert wildlife agencies on the impact of pesticides to imperiled wildlife. Pesticides are known to have been the cause of the dramatic decline of many species and a threat to public health. It should not be dispensed with in this legislation. The provisions in this legislation that are anti-environment, anti- public health, anti-nutrition, and anti-working families are cause for opposition. I urge a ``no'' vote.”