Bobby Rush: “Stress is pandemic. It is felt in the African American community.”

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 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.

What specific policies would you recommend to combat the historic and current discrimination too often faced by Black and Brown farmers in your respective industries?

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…