if there are Members on the other side of the aisle that truly want to see a farm bill come to fruition this year, my door remains open to negotiation from any partner willing to come to the table with a serious proposal, not more red lines.

we are not going to have nutrition if we don't have farmers.

I would say that we would appreciate a strong safety net or a stronger safety net.

it is my hope that our farm bill will take all of this into consideration.

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agriculture is extremely important to our rural communities, but it is important to urban communities as well.

It is clear that we need to come together, Republicans and Democrats, on a farm bill that strengthens the farm safety net, and we are going to do it together.

My feeling is Speaker Johnson will not bring this bill to the floor for a vote because it was not written as a serious bill.

the regulatory impact on those hardworking families who provide us food and fiber, building materials, energy resources, I mean, it is a tax.

She brought it up in 2 weeks in July, which is the height now of appropriations season.

His stubborn refusal to engage on a bipartisan farm bill is irresponsible for the American people, especially our farmers.