Political Quotes

“I express my appreciation to the gentleman for bringing forth a concept that could provide relief, but not for many years. This is an amendment to a bill that talks about immediate reduction in food prices, but this is kind of a long-term investment. I appreciate that concept, but it is not what this bill says. It really doesn't contribute to immediate relief to American consumers or reducing input costs for our farmers in the immediate or near term. Working together is how the House Committee on Agriculture solves problems. The committee has been working together with the Department to better understand this amendment, its purpose, and its implications. Mr. Speaker, the Department and I have agreed that this is not a near-term solution to the high price and limited availability of fertilizer. As the gentleman knows, this amendment was pulled from consideration by my Democratic colleagues in a recent committee markup. {time} 1045 Unfortunately, we have not learned much since then, which furthers my opposition to it. Growing the size of government by codifying the Biden administration's half-baked initiatives, authorizing $100 million, specifying further use of the Commodity Credit Corporation, and minimally funded research programs is no way to tackle rising inflation or to address skyrocketing fertilizer costs. In fact, it leaves us in a rather more tenuous situation when it comes to our farmers.…”