Jim Costa: “SNAP as a program is really the nation's first line of defense against hunger.”

I think we all pray that we can come together on a farm bill before the end of the year.

I think that farmers, ranchers, dairymen and -women are critical in so many different ways, but they are also stewards of the environment.

The challenges of coming together with local, state, and Federal policy to ensure that agriculture remains what it is, which is a national security issue.

Food is a national security issue.