Joe Baca: “I rise to voice my strong opinion in support of this farm bill, and urge my colleagues to override the President's veto.…”

“I rise to voice my strong opinion in support of this farm bill, and urge my colleagues to override the President's veto. Simply put, this farm bill strengthens our nutrition, conservation, energy independence, and specialty crops like no other farm bill has ever done before, and it is done in a bipartisan fashion. People asked us to come here in Washington, D.C. and vote on a bipartisan, not to vote on a partisan. We have come together on a bipartisan. This currently will feed 38 million Americans who do not have enough to eat. We are in an economic recession. People have lost their jobs. People have lost their homes because of foreclosures. Gas prices are going up. This farm bill will put food on the table for over 13 million American families. We have raised the food stamp benefit index to keep up with the lost of living. These changes will help an additional 10 million Americans, including poor working families, the elderly, the disabled, and the veterans. We expanded the USDA snack programs under the fresh fruits and vegetables. We will leave no child behind. This will feed them. I urge my colleagues to support this bill and override the President. This is a good bill. It is a bipartisan bill.”