Bobby Rush: “While seemingly trivial, this is just one example of the real-world impediments that people of color across the country…”

I am absolutely committed to the idea, and the potential, of trying to create a unity of will, a unity of spirit, and a unity of understanding, in terms of the whole cooperative sector of our society.

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

It's imperative we safeguard both these program titles for our national security and the economic viability of U.S. farmers and ranchers.

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…