Kristi Noem actually said...

"That was real help that was desperately needed, especially since we have been hit with the drought of 2012 as well."

"I want to really tell you how much I appreciate the fact that when we had signup for the Livestock Indemnity Program on April 15, my producers came back telling me that within 6 to 7 days, they had ch..."

"Rep. Noem specifically inquired whether a producer found to be out of compliance in 2015 would then be ineligible for crop insurance premium support during the 2016 reinsurance year."

"That is a heavy penalty for producers, considering the amount of subsidy on crop insurance policies to not be reinstated until 2017."