Political Quotes

“I understand the gentleman's intention, but I could not disagree more. The agriculture bill funds a variety of national priorities from food safety, to agriculture research, to drug approval, to rural development, to nutrition programs for our children. Reducing spending by 14 percent would hurt our farmers, who are already suffering terribly from retaliatory tariffs, and it would hurt small communities who are still in need of adequate broadband. It would hurt those who are waiting for cures to rare cancers. It would jeopardize America's status as a leader of global agricultural science. It would slow our response to foodborne illness outbreaks. It would harm children and families who rely on these programs to put food on their tables. The bill already rejected the administration's draconian cuts to programs that assist our rural communities and vulnerable populations. Madam Chair, I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.”