Sanford Bishop: “ESA is going forward and they are going to Russia, and probably China, and asking them to step in where American has…”

According to the February 2024 farm income forecast, government payments such as the conservation payments near a margin curve, which are the farm bill commodity payments and the supplemental disaster relief are forecast to fall $10.2…

I thank Representative Williams for her remarks. I yield to the gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Kaptur) of Ohio's Ninth District, my fellow appropriator and a dedicated public servant.

Your testimony today is invaluable for informed decision making and safeguarding the welfare of our soldiers, their families, and our Nation's security.

I support passage of this six- bill package, including the section on Agriculture-Rural Development- FDA. The ag bill affects the lives of every single American--rural, urban, and suburban--every single day and ensures that Americans have…