On the recordOctober 31, 2017
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 2521, the South Carolina Peanut Parity Act of 2017. I am proud to join Representative Joe Wilson, who has been a real leader in the area, and the entire South Carolina delegation as a cosponsor of the South Carolina Peanut Parity Act of 2017, an important bill for South Carolina's peanut farmers. I also commend Harry Ott of the Farm Bureau who has been a great leader in this effort. Mr. Speaker, South Carolina has experienced explosive growth in peanut farming in recent years, going from producing very few peanuts in the early 2000s to becoming the fourth largest peanut-producing State today, led by Brent Cogdill from Sumter. This legislation will finally give South Carolina peanut farmers their much-deserved representation on the Peanut Standards Board. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this important piece of legislation for South Carolina's peanut producers.
