Political Quotes

“Across Iowa this weekend, farmers will be in their fields as they continue the 2020 harvest season. Iowa farmers have now harvested all but about 10 percent of our soybeans and 30 percent of our corn. Because I am in Washington, DC, this weekend with the confirmation of Judge Barrett, I won't be able to give my social media followers my weekly update on the 2020 hashtag ``CornWatch'' or hashtag ``SoybeanWatch'' series from the Grassley farm. The purpose of this weekly series is to give people who have never stepped foot on a farm an idea of the complexities that go into planning, growing, and harvesting a bountiful crop. Between COVID-19 supply chain disruptions, drought, and a derecho, the 86,000 Iowa farm families have faced one of the most challenging years in recent memory. Farmers are only 2 percent of the population, but they provide food, fuel, and fiber for the other 98 percent. I want to send my best wishes to farmers and their families as we are nearing the final stretch of the harvest season. I yield the floor.”