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Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018

Floor Speech

Date: May 16, 2018
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Entitlements and the Safety Net Agriculture and Food

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Mr. ALLEN. Mr. Chairman, I rise today to urge all of my colleagues to join me in supporting H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018.

I have the great honor of representing Georgia's 12th District where agriculture is the number one industry. As a member of the House Agriculture Committee, my colleagues and I have worked diligently to craft a farm bill that works for our farmers and provides them the ability to provide a safe, secure, and economic food supply to this Nation.

H.R. 2 improves the current farm safety net structure and offers farmers the choice between PLC and ARC for each covered commodity under title I to combat the downturn in the farm economy. It also makes strides in getting Americans back to work by helping those on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance.

I am the son of a farmer. I spent 35 years in the business community creating jobs. The greatest joy of my life is to give folks the dignity and respect they deserve to have a good job.

How could we deny folks this opportunity?

This bill gives them that opportunity.

Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to vote ``yes'' for this important bill. Our farmers and our people need us.

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