Bobby Rush: “If one didn't know any better they might think that the majority party really, really, really has it out for your…”

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.

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

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…