David Thomas: “I am pleased we have a conference report on the agriculture bill. The conference report is before us and we can make a…”

“I am pleased we have a conference report on the agriculture bill. The conference report is before us and we can make a decision with respect to agriculture in the bill that is before us. For much of agriculture, of course, this is a key time of the year. Completion here is certainly very timely and one that is very important. I know that colleagues on both sides, the House and the Senate, spent many hours over the past couple of months working to reach a compromise. I thank them and their staff because I know it was very hard work and it takes a very long time. We need a farm bill. We need a farm bill. That is very important to our economy. It is very important to our Nation. It is very important to homeland defense and all the things that are important to us. Producers in rural communities depend on a stable farm policy. Of course, the bottom line, what we ought to be talking about, is a stable farm policy, the kind of policy that will show to us in the future where we want to be in agriculture.”