Political Quotes

“Madam President, for more than 2 years, I have been working with colleagues on both sides of the aisle to pass my sixth farm bill, the third one that I have either been chair or ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. I have met with farmers across the country who have made clear that crop insurance is their No. 1 risk management tool, farmers who made clear that the farm safety net must be the backbone of support for all farmers and not just a handful of mostly southern commodities. I have met with families who are finding it harder and harder to make ends meet as food insecurity in our country continues to grow. I have met with rural communities who are struggling to access the basic things they need to thrive, like access to healthcare, including mental health, childcare, clean drinking water, and high-speed internet that we are all working to address. The farm bill has always been the place where we put the power of the Federal Government at work in a bipartisan way to support farmers and families and communities. That is the coalition that has always been the foundation of a successful, bipartisan farm bill. In May, the House released a proposal that would put immense taxpayer resources into a handful of mostly southern commodity programs.…”