Filemon Vela: “What would any of us do as parents? We would take them and we would flee.”

States are willing to sacrifice their own political power to do harm to minority voting rights.

You cannot have a successful national economy when such a vital component hurts the way our farmers are currently.

I must say now I get it. Your--your testimony has been so compelling and shed so much light on the battle that you consistently wage to protect the very people for which the Voting Rights Act was passed.

It is clear that USDA wants to find efficiencies, but is USDA prepared to make the changes needed to successfully deliver these important services, even if that means increasing, not decreasing, staff and resources?