Sanford Bishop: “I cannot express enough gratitude to them for finally completing the work in bringing this very, very important piece of…”

“I cannot express enough gratitude to them for finally completing the work in bringing this very, very important piece of legislation to the floor for the consideration of the full House. We need a risk protection tool to repair the safety net that our farmers have had torn away from them. We have been working on this bill for some time, and I am just delighted that finally we are able to get to the point where we can go home and tell our farmers that we have accomplished our work. This will repair that safety net. It will reward good farming experience, much as we reward good drivers for driving safely. It is more affordable. There will be more coverage, and it will pay for the cost of production losses when there is a disaster. The most important thing that I like, and what our farmers in Georgia like, is the APH, the adjusted production history, which is a part of this bill; and we are very, very, very pleased with that. We are pleased with the short-term relief that is being given in the emergency payments for the oil seed producers, the cotton seed producers, and for the disaster assistance for our peanut farmers. I think we have done a very good job here, and I want to commend, again, the chairman, the ranking member, and the conference committee for a job well done; and I am so glad that we are finally able to get it accomplished.”