Dwight Evans: “Less than 3 to 10 loans go to those who self-identified as minority.”

That is why I am co-leading H.R. 8844, along with my colleagues Congressman Dwight Evans, Congresswoman Marie Newman, and Congresswoman Young Kim.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to begin by thanking all of today's witnesses, the U.S.

To keep farmland in the hands of small family farmers, we need to prioritize crop insurance protections in the farm bill.

The issue is of vital importance, as nearly 24 million children live in single parent--or nearly 30 percent of all single parents live in poverty.