Jerry Moran: “for the last 68 days, 11 of my House colleagues and I have worked to resolve differences with our Senate counterparts…”

“for the last 68 days, 11 of my House colleagues and I have worked to resolve differences with our Senate counterparts and finish a farm bill. The House Agriculture Committee began writing this bill more than two years ago. We held 47 hearings in Washington and across the country, and heard testimony from 368 producers and the organizations that represent them. More than 2,500 farmers and ranchers participated in the process of crafting the House bill, which was approved unanimously by the Committee and was passed last October by the full House with bipartisan support, on a vote of 291-120. This bill reflects a broad effort to respond to the concerns and needs of agricultural producers, rural citizens, and American consumers. Why this effort to approve a farm bill? Because our farmers need it, rural America deserves it, and our consumers demand it. The American farmer is the most efficient producer of food and fiber of anyone in the world. For an example of the benefits of agriculture we enjoy in America, let's consider a loaf of bread. I purchased this loaf of bread this morning at my neighborhood grocery store for $1.69. Each bushel of wheat, for which the farmer receives about $2.50, yields 65 loaves of bread. That means the farmer receives about $.04 for each loaf sold--when was the last time you purchased a loaf of bread for 4 cents, the amount actually going to producers?”