Richard Hudson: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would yield myself the balance of my time. Again, I ask my colleagues to consider this as a…”

“Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would yield myself the balance of my time. Again, I ask my colleagues to consider this as a commonsense measure that does nothing to take food away from those who need it, but it makes sure the integrity of this program is upheld. We don't make any presumptions about folks on the program, but we think that States need this tool so that they can make sure that folks who are on the program are the folks that need to be on that program. I thank the gentlelady, my colleague, from Connecticut for endorsing this farm bill this year because we do eliminate direct payments. As she alluded, I agree, that is a practice that we should end, and so I appreciate her endorsement of that piece of it. Mr. Chairman, with that, I will conclude by just saying I urge my colleagues to support this commonsense measure that does nothing but allow the States to have the tool to use drug testing should they see fit when administering this program. With that, I yield back the balance of my time. The ACTING CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Wisconsin is recognized for 15 seconds.”