Mark Warner: “I visited yesterday and spoke to the Virginia Association of Corn Growers, the Virginia Association of Soybean Growers.…”

“I visited yesterday and spoke to the Virginia Association of Corn Growers, the Virginia Association of Soybean Growers. Every one of them said ``Where is this bill?'' This morning was the most dramatic. I visited a section of my State, the valley which was ravaged by floods, ice, and snow, together with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. We were there this morning to help farmers. Mr. President, 13 counties and 3 municipalities were severely damaged. One old farmer got up, looked at me, and said, ``Senator, we can dig out from under all this ice and snow. Why can you not dig out from the problems of Washington and pass that farm bill?'' I assured him that I would leave instantly to return to Washington to cast a vote to do just that.”