Amy Klobuchar: “I first wish to acknowledge the great leadership of Senator Harkin and Senator Chambliss on this farm bill. I am proud…”

“I first wish to acknowledge the great leadership of Senator Harkin and Senator Chambliss on this farm bill. I am proud to be a member of the Agriculture Committee and to be involved in this forward-looking farm bill. This amendment includes some reasonable income eligibility limits for subsidies under the farm bill. The focus of this amendment is to make sure the subsidy and the safety net in the farm bill go to the people whom it will most help; that is, the family farmers of this country, not to real estate developers in Florida or art collectors in San Francisco. America's farm safety net was created during the Great Depression as an essential reform to help support rural communities and protect struggling family farmers from the financial shock of volatile weather and equally volatile commodity prices. Almost 75 years later, the reason for maintaining that strong safety net still exists.”