Filemon Vela: “I want to be clear that I think additional action will be required from this Committee, from this Congress, and from…”

I and the produce industry strongly support the Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act of 2019.

I would urge the Committee to once again include the San Francisco Bay Restoration Act in the upcoming infrastructure package with the same authorization level included in HR 2--$50 million annually over 5 years.

I urge my colleagues to support this legislation to protect our domestic agricultural economy from the entrance of illegal agricultural products.

It is our job on this Committee to ensure that these programs are structured and implemented in a way that can quickly, efficiently, and most directly serve the farmers, ranchers and small towns who need them right now.