Josh Harder: “The last time we had a decline of net farm income to this degree was during the Great Depression.”

Despite the staggering economic contributions that we have seen from dairy, dairy has to face some real challengers, many of them exacerbated by the COVID pandemic.

Obviously, we want to do everything we can to fix this before we become where we are on track to be, which is the first time in U.S. history that a community would be subject to penalties this severe.

Can I at least get your commitment that you will do everything that you can to make sure the California and Texas doctors who meet all other PSLF requirements receive PSLF support?

I look across this Committee, I see a lot of folks that represent California dairies.