Political Quotes

“About 2 weeks ago, I visited a farm near my home town of Springfield, IL to see the impact of the ongoing drought. From the road, I couldn't tell there was anything wrong with the crop. But as we went into the field, it quickly became clear that the crop was in poor shape. Following that visit, I met with the Illinois corn growers and the soybean growers and farmers from across the state. The message I heard was straightforward; it is as bad or worse than it has been in decades. Since that visit to a Springfield farm, drought conditions have only gotten worse. 100 percent of Illinois and 64 percent of the country is facing severe or harsher drought conditions. Today, USDA announced 66 additional Illinois counties as primary disaster counties. With this announcement, all but four counties, Will, Cook, Kane, DuPage--in Illinois qualify for disaster assistance Very little rain, combined with abnormally high temperatures, is decimating many of the primary crop-growing areas of the country. 71 percent of the corn crop and 56 percent of the soybean crop in Illinois is rated as poor or very poor. This is in a State that regularly ranks as a top producer for both of these commodities. That means feed prices for livestock and eventually food prices for the rest of us are increasing. Everyone is going to feel the impact of this historic drought In response to conditions on the ground, Governor Quinn created a multi-agency drought task force in Illinois.…”