Byron Dorgan: “This amendment is about limitation on payments in the farm program. We always have people coming to the floor of the…”

“This amendment is about limitation on payments in the farm program. We always have people coming to the floor of the Senate talking about the requirement to help family farmers in our country. The reason I support a farm bill, the reason I fight so hard to try to get good farm policy, is to help family farmers. What do I mean by family farmers? I am talking about people out there living under a yard light trying to raise a family and trying to operate a family farm and raise food. They go to town and buy their supplies. I am talking about a network of food producers scattered across this country that represents, in my judgment, food security for our country. This issue of helping family farmers with a safety net in the form of farm program payments during tough times is something that has become much different over a long period of time.”