Political Quotes

“The rhetoric is a little overblown against this bill, as it was the first time it was before us, as it was when we passed it on final passage. The fact is, this bill spends billions less than the last farm bill. This bill increases the baseline on conservation, and this bill is the result of some of the best bipartisan activity I've seen in this place to develop and produce a fine product. It responds to the needs of consumers having a hard time buying their groceries with increased nutrition support. It responds to the struggles of family farmers meeting the incredibly high cost of getting their crop in with better risk protection, and it does so in a collaborative measure. As my friend, Bob Goodlatte, said last week, this isn't Republicans voting for a Democrat farm bill, this is the parties coming together to build a strong collaborative product. I urge us to override the President's veto of this very important bill for rural America.”