Xavier Becerra: “We had a very delicately balanced package that addressed the needs of our farmers in America and addressed the needs of…”

“We had a very delicately balanced package that addressed the needs of our farmers in America and addressed the needs of those in America who are hungry. It was a very difficult compromise to make because there is such a need out there in these various communities. Yet, we were able to strike that accord, bipartisan accord, rural and urban American accord. On the Senate side, 92 votes came out in support of this bill. In conference, it was a unanimously supported conference report. All of a sudden, now we have a rule on this bill here in the House that would destroy that delicate compromise, the balance that was achieved. Unfortunately, what it does is it guts the funding for the crop insurance aspect of this, for the agricultural research aspect of this, and for the dollars necessary to try to help those who are in need of food. We cannot let this happen. I would urge a no vote on the rule.”