"we have the cost of education that has been skyrocketing while we have been disinvesting in higher education"
"An emergency in an area like the Central Valley, my home, where close to 50 percent of our residents are on Medicaid."
"The last time we had a decline of net farm income to this degree was during the Great Depression."
"I see that as sort of the opposite of what we actually need to be doing in a time like this."
"Farmers in my community often feel ignored, and I would love you to see the impacts of what is happening in our district firsthand."
"I strongly encourage USDA do all it can to ensure all these provisions are implemented in an effective and timely matter."