David Scott: “Let me just sort of get right to the point here.”

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

This delay hurts the American people, especially in rural communities where our farms are, and it injects uncertainty into our nation's economies.

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

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…