A hearing today featuring testimony from the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture himself, but first, to kick it off, House Ag Chair Glenn “GT” Thompson had this to say:
“We are a net agricultural importer. We are less independent, less resilient, and less competitive. A Farm Bill is the best opportunity that exists to course correct... It is virtually impossible to create a robust and resilient farm safety net without significant investment... Considerable opportunities exist— within our jurisdiction— to not only fund the safety net but fund a substantial number of shared bipartisan priorities. I continue to implore my Democrat colleagues to think, in earnest, about those priorities.”
