Filemon Vela: “What we want to do is stop it right now. We know how to do it. We just need to get the resources there to do it.”

The stakes have never been higher than they are right now.

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.

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

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