Jodey Arrington: “I thank the gentleman from Kentucky for his passion and his resolve to be a voice for rural America and for agriculture.…”

“I thank the gentleman from Kentucky for his passion and his resolve to be a voice for rural America and for agriculture. It has been great to serve alongside of him on the Agriculture Committee. I have got another dear, new friend and fellow freshman Member of Congress who is a great American. He hales from the great State of Louisiana, my wife's home State. He represents the Third District. I was about to say I have a couple more racehorses for rural America in the stable. He actually was raised on a horse ranch near Covington, Louisiana. He is a veteran and highly decorated law enforcement officer. He is a man of deep and abiding faith. I say that God probably hears all of our prayers, but when he speaks and prays with that thick Louisiana accent, I think he enjoys his prayers more. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Higgins) and prayerfully ask him to speak about rural America and why it is important to this country.”