Frank Lucas: “It ensures that small and socially-disadvantaged farmers are awarded a contract. It sounds meritorious on its surface…”

“It ensures that small and socially-disadvantaged farmers are awarded a contract. It sounds meritorious on its surface, but does this mean that they are the cause of pollution or want a contract any worse than other producers? Of course not. Contracts should be considered on their own merit and value. Further, this amendment retains the current law that allows the largest producers to outbid small- to medium-sized farmers. I urge my colleagues to vote for their producers. Vote for this environmentally friendly underlying base bill H.R. 2646 and oppose this amendment.”