Joe Cunningham: “I join in support of this resolution. It is true that we have had a lot of droughts, a lot of floods, especially in my…”

“I join in support of this resolution. It is true that we have had a lot of droughts, a lot of floods, especially in my State of California, where agriculture is the No. 1 commodity. But I just this weekend spoke to a group of poultry producers, and they also say a large reason for the increase in cost and shortage of grain is that we have given so much grain overseas, in some cases sold it below the price, that our people are now having to pay expensive prices here in the United States. For example, the price of chickens is going to go up 50 percent because of the cost of the grain. I would urge the producers of this resolution and the committee to take a close look before we sell grain overseas or give it away that affects our producers here in this country that we need to take a second look at it. I rise in strong support, and I thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle.”