Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the opportunity to speak in favor of H.R. 238, the Commodity End-User Relief Act. I thank Chairman Conaway for his leadership and his continued commitment to positive reforms through the Agriculture Committee. It has been a privilege to work with him on issues impacting our Nation's rural communities. I also thank Subcommittee Chairman Austin Scott for his work in bringing this bill to the floor yet again. This bill will provide much-needed relief to the end users of this country in the wake of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform bill. End users in the bill are the farmers and ranchers and public utilities across our country. When costs increase for them, they increase for all Americans. The farmer was not the reason for the economic recession that began in 2008. The rancher was not the reason, nor was the power company. So why bring them under the umbrella of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform? Rural America is not Wall Street. It is this view held by some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle that has alienated so many in rural America. The Agriculture Committee has approved this measure four times through regular order in the committee. Its commonsense reforms have garnered bipartisan support in the 114th Congress and the 113th Congress. It is my hope that with this new administration taking office next week, these commonsense changes will finally be signed into law. I implore my fellow colleagues to listen to rural America.…”