Antonio Delgado: “it is simply inexcusable that we found ourselves in this position.”

We are the richest nation in the world and yet the only developed one without some form of universal coverage.

We cannot and will not choose to leave these folks behind when crafting Federal policy.

I thank the chairman for yielding. My district, New York's 19th Congressional District, is home to nearly 5,000 farms. These are not large or corporate operations. They are small family farms passed down from one generation to the next…

I’m not here today as a politician, but as a moral agent. As your brother in arms.