Bobby Rush: “I was delighted to learn that Blue Diamond Growers is a co-op, with over 6,000 members in California.”

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.

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

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…

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?