Bobby Rush: “The minority leader's presence here today speaks to the importance of today's hearing on Chairman Whitfield's…”

During the hearing, I asked what I thought was a straightforward question: what policies would our expert panel made up of commodity group witnesses recommend to rectify both the historic and current discrimination too often faced by…

We on the Agriculture Committee have a special and unique mission to try to help solve the problem of Black farmers in our nation.

I urge the members of this Select Committee to co-sponsor this important legislation and hope to see it passed before the end of the 117th Congress.

I am continually concerned about the impact of any new costs on our nation's farmers and, specifically, the energy costs as it relates to minority farmers and consumers.