Austin Scott actually said...

97 percent of upland cotton is now insured, and it has not been that high in the past.

Scott notes the increased insurance coverage for upland cotton crops compared to previous years.

02/01/2022

More Austin Scott Quotes

Programs such as H-2A are critical for many farmers in my district, but they need reforms to become more widely-used by American farmers.

I think this was something that I am baffled that we can't, in a bipartisan manner, stop the destruction of the forest land with subsidies. ...

It is a ridiculous waste of taxpayer money to give subsidies to destroy our forest land.

It is also imperative that we strengthen risk management options such as Agriculture Risk [Coverage] (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC).