Leonard L. Boswell: “Eighty-four percent of our seafood is imported, and there have been serious questions raised about the contamination…”

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. At the outset, let me say this amendment does not--repeat, does not-- kill the underlying bill. Mr. Speaker, our Nation has been hit by devastating and unprecedented flooding this past spring that has displaced and…

Thank you, I appreciate the correction. We grow corn in Iowa, and we grow potatoes in Idaho. A little bit of fun. I rise to speak in support of this bill today. I look across at Chairman Rogers and here at Ranking Member Ruppersberger, and…

I am. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Boswell moves to recommit the bill H.R. 5325 to the Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report the same back to the…

I think it is clear to financiers that the hedging risk is a critical aspect of running a successful farm operation and doing so is good business for rural cooperatives and banks and producer communities.