As the Farm Bill moves from passage to a conference committee between the House and Senate chambers to reconcile differences, lawmakers have been vocal in their support of crop insurance to our nation\u2019s farmers.<\/p>\n
Here is just a small sampling of press statements by several U.S. Senators and Congressmen since the vote:<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m proud to advocate for Hoosier farmers through efforts to protect crop insurance, to make sure they have access to credit, and to do all I can to help farmers navigate significant challenges \u2013 from depressed commodity prices to chaotic trade markets and unforeseen weather events.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-IN)<\/p>\n \u201cAgriculture and farming are vital to the fabric of our nation, and are an enduring legacy of the great state of Texas. Resources like crop insurance provide farmers with an economic safety net for their efforts to feed and supply their fellow Americans, in good times and bad, and ensure food security for our nation.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)<\/p>\n “We worked to ensure that the Senate Farm Bill provides strong crop insurance, improves the countercyclical safety net and provides producers with greater access to capital because good farm policy benefits every American, every day with the highest quality, lowest cost food supply in the world.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND)<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m proud of the bipartisan policies the Senate advanced \u2026 which protect crop insurance, improve critical trade promotion programs, and expand broadband deployment capabilities in rural America.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE)<\/p>\n \u201cThe bipartisan Senate Farm Bill is a strong bill for North Dakota, and I fought to include many of the priorities I\u2019ve been hearing from North Dakota farmers and ranchers like protecting and strengthening crop insurance.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND)<\/p>\n “What our farmers do is crucial to our economy and feeding the world. I’m proud to support their hard work in Congress by fighting to pass another Farm Bill that protects crop insurance and other policies critical to agriculture.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 \u00a0Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL)<\/p>\n \u201cI spent my life around agriculture policy\u2026It is imperative that we have a strong Farm Bill that provides a credible federal crop insurance program.”\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Rep. James Comer (R-UT)<\/p>\n America\u2019s crop insurers appreciate the support of these lawmakers and the many others who stood up for farmers during the Farm Bill debate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As the Farm Bill moves from passage to a conference committee between the House and Senate chambers to reconcile differences, lawmakers have been vocal in their support of crop insurance […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":9804,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legislation","category-whats-cropping-up"],"yoast_head":"\n