On the recordJune 19, 2013
Let me close by saying that, listen, I understand there's a lot of hard work that goes into the committee in producing a farm bill. I get that. But there are areas of cost savings that we can justify to the American taxpayer without jeopardizing the risk-management tools. Crop insurance is ripe for that type of reform. And, again, what we're offering and what we're setting out is very commonsense, economically justifiable, and would save the American taxpayer over $11 billion over the next 10 years. If the average taxpayer knew just how this crop insurance program is set up today, they'd be aghast in horror. It's not right. We're trying to correct that right now while maintaining the safety net in a viable crop insurance program that can work. I encourage my colleagues to support the amendment.
