Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013
Floor Speech
Issues: Agriculture and Food
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Mr. WELCH. I thank the gentleman.
This is not a farm bill. This is a leadership-designed train wreck. We had a farm bill. It was bipartisan. It saved money. It provided farmers with more security. It provided conservation and a way forward. Instead, what we have is the result of a failure of the leadership to work with their committee chair. They came on this floor, and they unraveled intentionally, deliberately and, regrettably, effectively a compromise that was reached by Republicans and Democrats who dealt with tough issues.
America needs a farm bill, not something that is designed for political consumption and for farm failure.
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