Eric Crawford actually said...

the farm bill helps producers survive the bad times.

As then-Chairman Lucas was fond of saying, farm bills are not written for the good times. They are written for the bad times, as we are expe...

This provides yet another real world example of why we need sensible farm policies in place for all major commodities.

Farm bills are not written for the good times. They are written for the bad times like we are experiencing now.