Eva M. Clayton: “I think we should make work pay. When we do not make work pay, we make work a burden, so those who are on welfare will…”

I represent a large farm area. I represent the largest number of farmers in North Carolina. The area desperately needs the commodities, they depend on those. But I know my farmers understand what shared sacrifice means, and they would…

the other part of the Conyers amendment spoke to the civil rights issues both in the equity and distribution of Farm Services that are administered through Farm Services, whether they are loans, technical assistance or environmental…

I support this bill as a Democrat; but I oppose the undemocratic process, spelled with a small ``d.'' I support it because it is much needed; however, I oppose the process by which this bill comes to the floor. It did not allow many of the…

we have engaged in this conversation before, but we wanted to make sure that as we address all issues we paid special attention to rural America. Each of a State's governors have to submit a plan to the Secretary stating how they are going…