Yes, it was. But remember Ms. Kaptur's amendment in our committee of trying to subsidize farmers markets to go into high-risk areas to get it started so that it does develop a market approach and can be sustainable, but we reach out and do…

I wasn't going to rise on this amendment--and I probably shouldn't--but this discussion just bugs me. I represent more productive agriculture in my district than anyone in this room--$4 billion in just one county--and I represent a bunch…

Could you tell me where in the bill this has anything to do with what you're talking about?

What Ranking Member Peterson is talking about is that this is an ag bill that is to help agriculture, producers of agriculture. What this amendment does is hurt them. It supports the banks by delaying transparency. So it's going to cost…

I think the amendment is well intended. I think the author is well intended. Rural America is hurting. Rural America is really under a depression. We have not done a very good job of having a rural strategy for America. I applaud Secretary…

I appreciate my good friend from Oregon's (Mr. Blumenauer) sentiments. And as ranking member of the House Ag Appropriations Subcommittee, I am a strong supporter of these conservation programs used both in Oregon and in my State of…

It's very interesting that your colleague from Arizona (Mr. Gosar) just a minute ago was trying to add money to this account because of the catastrophe in rural America. This Rural Housing Assistance Grants Program is primarily to repair…

I would be curious if, at your town hall meeting, you got up and asked people would you rather take $604 million out of the program that feeds women, infants, and children or would you like to take $604 million out of the Defense…

This amendment reduces $100 million for Food for Peace. I don't know if the gentleman from Arizona was here last night, but there was a lot of discussion about the American image abroad. Certainly, at a time when the world economy is…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I just want to point out that you used the term ``nanny state.'' Since we're government, I don't think anybody wants to be responsible for everybody, to be responsible to raise the whole society; but I…

Again, I don't know how many times we have to reiterate that these cuts, squeezes, and trims hurt the most vulnerable people in America and abroad. My good friend talked about a fiscal disaster that we are having in America and then just…

How much time do I have left? The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Schock). The gentleman has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.