Bobby Rush: “As affected Texans try to piece their lives together, many of us are left asking, how could this happen?”

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…

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.

I urge the members of this Select Committee to co-sponsor this important legislation and hope to see it passed before the end of the 117th Congress.

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