Bobby Rush: “Like my colleagues, I am also a strong advocate for a comprehensive Federal policy legislation.”

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 extremely interested in member cooperatives, and I am looking forward to ways to expand ag co-ops to urban areas.

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?

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.