Eric Crawford actually said...

"I believe it is time to look beyond the farm safety net for budget savings and deficit reduction, as our farmers have already been asked to shoulder their fair share of the burden."

"You have to go back to the start of the Great Depression to find a comparable collapse in net farm income."

"I hope our colleagues who are less directly involved in agriculture or farm policy will reflect on just how critically important farm policy is in responding to a crisis that can happen overnight."

"While some safety net features of the farm bill may meet the current economic test, other features have yet to prove their mettle."