Bobby Rush: “Again, I am going to thank you, Administrator McCarthy.”

I certainly want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, for this outstanding hearing this morning.

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

Discrimination and prejudice absolutely should not be tolerated in any government program, any organization, or any individual.

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.