Christopher John: “I am proud to stand up here before the House today and support the conference committee report. This is a very important…”

“I am proud to stand up here before the House today and support the conference committee report. This is a very important piece of legislation because I think it heals the promises that were made in the 1996 farm bill. My understanding... was to provide a safety net and, second, to open new markets. I think yesterday we took a major step in opening new markets for our rice producers and the other farmers across America; and maybe even today we will have another opportunity to continue opening markets in the area of Cuba and other areas in other countries. But the second part was creating a safety net, a safety net that is so important to our rice producers and also our farmers across the country. So I stand here to support the conference committee report because it makes it accessible and it makes it affordable.”