Randy Neugebauer: “Because we let American agriculture infrastructure fall to the wayside. Our producers are competing on an unlevel…”

“Because we let American agriculture infrastructure fall to the wayside. Our producers are competing on an unlevel playing field. I wish the playing field was level. If the playing field was level, we wouldn't need any of these programs, because American producers can compete with anybody in the world on a level playing field. Unfortunately, the WTO discussions that we have been involved in have not yielded much fruit. Many countries that our producers are competing with all across the world are competing against other countries that provide subsidies at a much greater level than we are providing under this underlying bill. So while I appreciate the gentleman from Arizona's concern about being fiscally responsible, I understand that he would like to see some reforms. I am here tonight to tell him that there are a lot of reforms in this bill. But at the same time, it is important to have a balanced bill to make sure that we have a strong agricultural economy in this country from this point forward so that when Americans wake up every morning, they are not going to worry about who is going to feed or clothe them.”