Jim Costa: “We certainly need to get it done in some bipartisan fashion.”

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

We must begin a new feasibility study so the Corps of Engineers can investigate flood risk management needs as well as potential modifications to improve the dam's safety.

Right now, though, the CAP program is overextended and underfunded.

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.