we asked germany's minister of agriculture now how she sees lobbyists in agriculture element alia mark all the secondary posts of a lot of parliamentarians on the agriculture committee especially from the conservative faction are mainly within industry the how do you ensure a balance of politics. this is mine i haven't heard the many within industry if someone has their own farm and. what i'm talking about executive appointments at major agricultural corporations are going to name as a scam well i know they get a condom and it isn't on any supervisory board to mark noise or other people i think we should stay fair here and refrain from using these black and white categories there are interests everywhere and someone having interests isn't necessarily bad as the they need to firstly be transparent and secondly also not make political decisions according to one group's interests but considering the various groups interests on a mouth clashed left. but how realistic is this when industry has such a strong influence on politicians bank accounts we go to bond to hear what a constitutional l

s common agricultural policy. in april 29000 the agriculture committee decides to maintain the model of area based land subsidies around half of the members voting have ties to the industry we speak to constitutional law expert fabio again he calls for more transparency in the system in brussels and berlin promised was good for she had managed on lobbying comes from various directions and is part of the parliamentary system. but it has to be visible and not done in the shadows. because if it happens covertly it was and is then suddenly exposed it damages public confidence through. a foolish song called. be found b.-o. thinks self-regulation is a sensible approach a kind of standardized conscience check what we learn from our research is that we need better rules regarding transparency plus a code of conduct for cases where politicians stand to gain financially from a decision because while having secondary jobs in industry is permitted it seems to also compromise the credibility of europe's democratic system. in e

headquarters in brussels it's now just a few weeks before the agriculture committees vote on agricultural subsidies the biggest item in the e.u. budget and the allocation of funds has been hotly debated. commissioner phil hogan has presented a proposal that would retain the system of area based payments. that the committee meeting we catch up with the 3 german members of the european parliament conservative albert dest chairman of a major supplier of dairy products the green party's martin hoist lighting and organic farmer and social democrat and former teacher maria noyes the commissioner defends the old system. so it is that right where costly listen to drake this other very far as to the out victory in relation to your family. it is they who are the provisions of articulatory of the treaty which set up the objectives of the n.e.p. martine hoisting voices his criticism of the system. if you don't think it i'm a little disappointed mr hogan. 'd died i agree with the court of auditors that the climate objectives cannot be achieved with the 1st pillar of payments. i have not found a concre

on the agriculture committee. worrying currently holds around 15 positions in various corporations lobby groups and the banking sector. to name just a few working is on the board of trustees of follet it on sition height a company responsible for checking quality and safety standards in the food sector . he's also president of a regional branch of the farmers association. as well as on the supervisory board of d.c. hoot a leading provider of real estate financial services in germany and he's on the supervisory board of the l.v. m. insurance group's pension fund division. johannes wrestling also works for fertiliser supplier a graphic where he sits on the advisory board. look we're going said he did not have time for an interview with us due to scheduling commitments our question about whether he had conflicts of interest went unanswered a grabby sent us a written response saying the company did not see a conflict of interest for refereeing or holds in camp and that both politicians act according to their conscienc

agriculture i come to today as a technologist. a bill technologies, i am not a farmer but i have been serving farmers for the last five years building out a better system of agricultural intelligence using satellite and whether technology that is the result of hundreds of millions of dollars of government investments over the last many decades. i am now proud to be a member of the indigo agriculture, which is a company whose mission is to use technology to help farmers sustainably feed the planet. those challenges that those face today -- we have seen 49% profitability since 2013. we are looking at 404 farmers in the last 40 years. in the last 15, you think about where that increase input go it is not going to small businesses. think about how challenging it is to market that into the world. as an asset class, commodity futures are one of the most volatile asset classes on the planet and farmers every year. they figure out when and how to market their crop out into the world. it is hard to be small in the food system and at indigo

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holding agriculture back. this by one, administration, whether it was through the u.s. department of or the e.p.a., has looked at every regulation to whether that regulation was necessary or whether that excessively and needed to be scaled back. i am very pleased to report that that ggest regulation scared most people in griculture was the wotus rule were the obama administration. i am very pleased that last week hat this administration completely eliminated the wotus navigable espect to streams. under the obama administration, every mud puddle in kentucky have been defined as a navigable stream, therefore, where g a situation farmers would be breaking the law to farm the land that they generations.ny next is tax policy. . we helped cut taxes overall, but one thing that helped agriculture is the accelerated depreciation rule which encouraged farmers to make a bigger investment. and lastly, trade. we have had huge success on the trade front over the past couple weeks here in washington. and i applaud the trump

and in southern agricultural especially but in american agriculture written at large was the great depression but more importantly the new deal. the new deal was tremendously consequential for tobacco because it instituted a very rigid and very controlled system of regulations on the land. when you think tobacco is thus unrelated crop, in fact more than any other cropped grown in the united states tobacco farmers had to abide by very strict production controls and in fact, tobacco was written -- tobacco farm laws were not written with the main part of the farm bill but part written separately with their own legislation is so what the new deal that was basically instituted a system of think of it as supply management that we will make sure that mr. tobacco farmer who, by the way, you cannot just declare yourself at tobacco farmer but essentially have to have a license to grow an allotment exactly. mr. tobacco farmer cannot produce more than x amount and this is going to be revised based on yearly projections for what the manufacturers mean but in exchange we provide mr. tobacco farmer with a m

preparation agriculture is diverse because of the many different types of climates across the country mandarins and oranges grow in the right for delta and the harvest adjourning the winter months the yields this season have been poor because there's been too much rain. the majority of the plantations belong to the state which is a source of much grievance for the farmers because the government is stopping them from becoming landowners that hampers investment the small structures often lack the capital and expertise to compete on an international scale. very nice doing business with. eco india those who love deep sea. fish calendar of course. overfishing greening seasons bio diversity. which fish can people eat and with without damaging the ecosystem. know your fish the 1st seafood sustainability guide in the. 30 minutes on d w. i'm david and this is a climate change brags that sex. happiness increase book. this is the book for your. children smarter birth free you know where you go on you to. go to college emily. keep learning merged reality wait a 2nd we want the whole picture cost

the usmca is very good for agriculture. my state of iowa number one in the production of eggs as an example or the wheat-growing states in the midwest. we've never been able to get our dairy products, our poultry, our eggs, and our wheat into canada under nafta, and this is a big opportunity for that. we also have overall from the international trade commission statistics that it is going to create 176,000 jobs, 65 billion dollars of investment in the united states, 34 billion of that in just in the automobile industry as an example, and it's going to increase the gross domestic product somewhere between 10 and 15 percent. so this is something that's very good from an economic standpoint, for agriculture, small business, and manufacturing. so i hope it's something that we can get to the president very soon, and you know what those questions are. but right now we will hear from the chairman of the committee. chairman >> thanks much. for my state, for idaho obviously this is important but it is important for every state. clea

they said it but that's their idea of state of the art agriculture they use that able. to respond is fortunate because he gets the water he needs for his plantation from a canal assigned to him by the water authority so he's never needed to drill a well if there's one thing he knows it's that the future depends on sustainable management of water resources. that. they get out or because they didn't really need to realize that the point of saving water isn't to expand irrigation areas. separate. what we save must be set aside for the dry season what living on ciggy or return to the rivers you know. they're all real numbers they get all right we cannot save water just so other farmers can water even more importantly you forget for not that only exacerbates the problem more land more consumption and my thinking. i. it's. it's it's it's it's it's so recent years have seen the popularity of the avocado soul demanded this sub tropical fruit has risen 150 percent in the last decade but that has a downside farmers are eager to cash in but avocado production is highly water inten

agricultural revolution of the 21st century has begun. to get it no doubt about it . that over there is no longer our farm the difference. you know it's like another world. i call it the desert you're your money so that's chernobyl for me. but i mean generally. they still got that's their idea of state of the art of agriculture that little gem of that. you respond is fortunate because he gets the water he needs for his plantation from a canal assigned to him by the water authority so he's never needed to drill a well if there's one thing he knows is that the future depends on sustainable management of water resources. that get out or because they need a real need to realize that the point of saving water isn't to expand irrigation areas. separate. what we save must be set aside for the dry season want to bring us again or return to the rivers. that are real not said all right we cannot save water just so other farmers can water even more. forget for now that only exacerbates the problem more land more consumption my finger. so. it's just so. recent years have seen the

prevention agriculture is diverse because of the many different types of climates across the country mandarins and oranges grow in the right for delta 8 which is a source of much grievance for the farmers because the government is stopping them from becoming landowners that hampers investment the small structures often lack the capital and expertise to compete on an international scale. very nice doing business with. here i am getting. sick aims displaced to hail museums instead new cute. and gangsters a camp at all it pains me more. than you. nice news and keeping. mom. i love the whole story. because a boy. must. easily starts january 27th on d w. e takes it personally are you ready with a little wonderful people one story that makes the game so special. for all true friends. because more than football online. how's it feel of the low. where i come from the dollar that glitters is gold just like with chinese food doesn't matter where i am it's a risk reminds me of home after decades of living and germany which. his foot is one of the things i miss the most but that taking a step ba

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makers and on the land the working let's see why this is a monumental 4th step in transforming agriculture in the india. of the. modern. the 2 are eagerly. of the sea. the women of bobby village in eastern maharashtra are singing songs of prayer for a good harvest to c.e.o. . and weeding out the bad luck they've had to face in the last decade. or a lot and out they look at the lot that go in the region of. bobby is one of the harshest places in india to be a farmer crop failure severe groundwater depletion food insecurity and uncertain cash flow out of widespread problems it's drought prone districts are seeing an increasing number of farmers suicides every year. in 2018 the number stood at 947. despair and hope of guaranteed returns had forced farmers like suneet kulkarni to concentrate on cash crops like sugarcane and so we have been the money he earned was always ploughed back into the farm for the next season this meant there was very little to feed his family. his wife was determined to break the cycle. when a man works on the farm where i live things about money what i want and the b

mca is very good for agriculture. my state of iowa is number one in the production as an example, or the wheat growing states in the midwest. we've never been able to get our dairy products, poultry, eggs and wheat in canada under nafta, and this is a big opportunity for that. we also have overall from the international trade commission statistics that it's going to bo create 176,000 jobs, $65 billion of investment in the united states, 34 billion of that is just in the automobile industry as an example, and it's going to increase the gross domestic product somewhere between ten and 15%. so, this is something that is very good from an economic standpoint for agriculture, small business and manufacturi manufacturing. so, i hope it is something that we get to the president very soon. and you know what the questions are so right now we will hear from the chairman of the committee. chairman risch. >> thank you. for my state, idaho, this is important but it's important for every state. clearly the things we have here are b

and agriculture. these are official government maps. legal agricultural areas. it is it's a map that's available to the general public. so what do we do we end our experts look for unauthorized foreigners we zoom in and identify areas where crops are being cultivated you. know the failure is this and this and this or all know if we pass our findings on to the authorities and report the illegal zones when we identify anything suspicious we go and check it out and one of them i will write a book. but the activist says the authorities off a little help in the fight to protect the region's natural environment reporting illegal wells and farms usually goes nowhere it's deeply frustrating. forgot to put it on the can get we see that crops are being cultivated here this farm suddenly appeared about 2 years ago. it was right next to the road but it's not being shut down even though everyone knows it's here. it's been reported to the water authority i didn't get it on anything yet. illegal farming and athol she's to turn a blind eye despite the fact there are clear rules

there were not buffers within the agricultural wall to allow people to go way over one year in under plant next year. you simply were not allowed to market over. >> you talk about the phrase iron triangle. what is that? >> it's an old political science term that basically refers to an alliance between or dynamic between congress that oversees a regulatory agency and private industry. given a sense of this iron triangle that is the dynamic? the back of farmers arimpacted e their own laws. after the war from any groups anxious about readjusting to peacetime. there is a special reason to think about that with cigarettes because of course the armed services were such an important purveyor of cigarettes. after the first world war, farmers were not organized. they haven't been corralled by the new deal. they become more organized by the federal government and the federal government is organizing groups of farmers into the committees so they can plan how much tobacco they will produce subsequent years. so these elite tobacco farmers were coming together in various places across north caroli

food and agricultural exports. china will now welcome american beef and pork, seafood, rice, dairy, infant formula, animal feed, biotechnology and much, much more. doing thehey were not things that they were supposed to be. and that's ok. will.e now they the deal will benefit energy, manufacturing, services, and all sectors of the economy. this deal, they thought it was a $50 billion agricultural deal, now it is much more than 200 billion dollars of which $50 billion is agricultural. the rest is in all of the other things we just discussed. especially for financial. you should really look at it. you have a free pass and you don't have to worry about the 49% where you cannot own because he will be able to all now and you will not have to take partners let are forced upon you. it is an incredible deal from that standpoint. we are delighted that chinese consumers will now enjoy the greater access to the best products on earth. those grown and raised here in the usa. which has been really incredible. we almost have the

so this is something that is very good from an economic standpoint or agriculture business. in manufacturing. so i hope it is something that we can continue get to the president very tune. and you know what those places are. but right now we will hear from the chairman of the committees. so we upgraded to mess things much parade for my state for idaho, is important for every state. clearly, the things that we have here bringing the nafta up to standards and up to today's world. now is the u.s. mca and is he good thing is thereunto long acting on in our committee the notices are hearing would the market for a week from today and we will market up at the time. for those of you in july 10 reporting and nothing bipartisan never gets done around here. i am happy to inform you that this is bipartisan and it will be on in a bipartisan basis. and excitedly supported by people on both sides this. thank you all for coming. would this can be said. this is he win for bipartisanship. this is he win for american american small businesses the united states, we like to any pressure things a

in 2018 we exported more than $3 billion in agriculture products to more than 140 countries. all in all, agriculture contributes nearly $105 billion to our state's economy. [ applause ] >> at the end of the day, these numbers tell a story of the folks whose sweat, work and pride have been the pillar of our state for generations. america's dairy land is more than bales but people. wisconsin was raised on the native americans who came before us and backs of the farmers who came before us and survived by the kids and grandkids the kefrp this legacy. despite our history this tradition has been challenged. 2011 and 2018, wisconsin lost about a third of our dairy farms. we lead the nation in farm bankruptcies and endure the consequences of unnecessary and unproductive tariffs and trade wars. we have heard people say there is no place for small farms anymore, they ought to go big or bust. they are wrong, they don't know wisconsin. [ applause ] >> in this state, no one carries the burden alone. we have leaned on farmers and their families and depended on their dedication and relied o

well over the past couple of years energy and agriculture really have been at the center of negotiations so that's not so much of a surprise from a high end manufacturing perspective again this competitive nature between the 2 economies really essentially boils down to make america great again this strategy this is a made in china 2025 strategy so this is where this conflict is likely to continue if you have chinese companies u.s. companies all competing for global market share in the high end high tech manufacturing space and if you look at the bigger picture here i mean the short term impact of this dispute has been drastic we've seen global trade slowing economic expansion being hampered but there are those who say that's ok in order to resolve a fight against an upcoming giant rising giant and fight that somebody ultimately needed to pick what's your take on that yeah that's that's absolutely right i mean at bottom this deal whether it's phase one phase 2 is going to be the u.s. using its economic muscle to extract concessions out of china and the big concession is the state owned en

and second question, why wasn't the agriculture committee involved? one could argue there are several parts of the deal that impact the agriculture sector. >> you have to ask the parliamentarian. it was a complete surprise to all of us here i'm sure that the parliamentarian said it should good to seven committees as opposed to just the finance committee. >> talk about why the mtpa won't be an issue if there's an impeachment trial, if that could pop up. >> i didn't understand you question. >> you avoid you're not concerned that the time limit on tpa would expire? >> no. >> until the senate can vote? why is that. >> i've just been assured that those that are experts on tpa it won't be itch don't have anymore i can give you those experts, if you want them, and then you can ask them. so go to my trade staff. >> are you confident that despite the changes that the democrats made and richard -- weighed on this the trump will not say this is not my bill. >> none whatsoever. >> have you heard a guarantee from the white house it will be signed. >> i heard this

so when we are looking at the future of precision agricultural technologies and precision agricultural tools that allow our farmers and producers to monitor their crops, to ensure the security of their animals, particularly our dairies, to use fertilizer dependent on rainfall, the pendant on other triggers, the use of 5g technology will be incredibly important. many of our rural communities that could be benefiting from precision agricultural technology have no internet. it is an issue of lack of access completely. so i have a focus on access to broadband and internet issues within the agricultural sector in our rural communities. that is part of my portfolio and focus on the agricultural committee. my work on the foreign services committee, my background is as an intelligence officer, former c.i.a. officer. the recognition of the challenges or threats that come from a foreign country dominating technological development is one i am keenly focus ono, so it is my internet from a rural development perspective and my focus on national security threats and challenges from a foreign affairs

faced with a bleak future, kamah decided to go to europe to study agriculture. he returned in 1995, not long after he set up a ngo to provide technical assistance to farmers. kumah taught an organic method called sri. it was created by a french priest to help poor farmers in madagascar. the goal is to maximize the growth potential of rice samplings. done right, it can significantly increase yield without using chemical fertilizers and pesticides. kumah trained staff who could show farmers the techniques and send them to locations across cambodia. in its 20 years of work, 200,000 farmers have adopted sri. three years ago, kumah decided he had to expand beyond many of the agricultural products sold in the cambodian market are imported from vietnam and other countries. there is a shortage of vegetables and fruits, because farm production is concentrated on rice conservation. in recent years, media reports have also highlighted the health risks of imported food. kumah thought that by growing organic vegetables and fruits farmers could increase their income while mee

the largest indoor agriculture expo zigs in the world. the pennsylvania farm show dates back to 1917 when the first event showcased 44 commerce exhibiters featuring the latest in farm machinery and 440 competitive exhibitors, commercial exhibitors. since then the pennsylvania farm show has become the largest indoor agriculture exhibition in the world. dr. milton eisenhower, penn state university president at the time and brother of president dwight d. eisenhower, dubbed the pennsylvania farm show always the greatest show on earth during his 1955 visit. thanks to the sustained dedication by pennsylvania farmers and farm families, tens of thousands of volunteers and generations of agribusiness owners, the pennsylvania farm show continues to be the greatest show on earth. today the show has grown to approximately 6,000 animals, 12,000 exhibits, and 600,000 visitors throughout the week. each year i host a congressional listening session at the farm show to hear directly from farmers, industry experts, and agriculture advocates about their pri

when we're looking at the future of precision agricultural technologies and precision agricultural tools that allow are allowing our farmers and producers to monitor their cor crops, to ensure the securiy of their animals, particularly our dairies, to use fertilizer dependent on rainfall or other use of 5gthe technology as we expected to develop, will be incredibly important. notably, many of our rural communities that could be benefiting from precision agricultural technology, there is your internet. it is an issue of lack of access completely. so i have a focus on access to broadband and access to internet issues within our agricultural sector and our rural communities. that is part of my portfolio and focus on the agricultural committee. my work on the foreign services committee and my background as an intelligence officer, former ca officer, the recognition of the challenges or threats that come from a foreign country dominating in technological development is something i am aware of and keenly attuned to, so it is my focus on internet from a rural development perspective, and then m

the us and ca is good for agriculture. my state of iowa is number one in the production of eggs as an example of wheat growing states in the midwest. we have never been able to get our dairy products, poultry, eggs or wheat into canada under nafta and this is a big opportunity for that. we also have overall from the international trade commission statistics that it is going to create 176,000 jobs, $65 billion of investment in the united states, $34 billion of that just in the automobile industry as an example. and it is going to increase the gross to mystic product between 10%, and 15%. this is good from an economic standpoint for agriculture, small business and manufacturing. i hope it is something we get to the president very soon and you know what those questions are. right now we will hear from the chairman of the committee. chairman risch. >> this is important for idaho but also for every state. the things we have in here, bringing nafta up to standards in today's world and now it is usmc a. it has been around too lon

food and agricultural exports.na will now welcome american beef and pork, poultry, seafood, rice, dairy, infant formula, animal feed, biotechnology, and much, much more. because frankly, you know, they were not doing things that they were supposed to be. and that's ok. because now they will. the deal will also benefit energy, manufacturing services, and all sectors of the economy. and i will say this, this deal -- again, they thought it was a $50 million agricultural deal. billion now it's much agricultural deal. now it's much more than $200 billion, of which 50 is agricultural. but the rest is in all of the other things that we just discussed, especially for financial. and you should really look at it. and you have a free pass. and you don't have to worry about the 49% where you can't own, because you're going to be able to own now. and you're not going to have to take partners that are forced upon you. it's an incredible deal from that standpoint, too. we're delighted that the chinese consumers will now enjoy the

agriculture is big business in the region here the kenyan national government is now increasing the efforts and spraying from the yeah this warms the spreading fast up to 150 kilometers a day the un's food and agriculture organization is raising the alarm now calling for international assistance it's the worst that we've seen in. in 25 years and of course that we've seen. over 70 years the fear is that the locust numbers could increase $500.00 times in the next few months. joining me now is will go to johnny as a founder of the general consumer protection where the food and agriculture organization handles that thanks for your time so it's the worst locust 'd outbreak in decades across east africa what is causing this now. well to our knowledge it's really it's really the exacerbation of. better. climate conditions which has actually allowed the breeding of locust in eastern africa then does not this has not happened as you rightly say it for 4 decades in december we had 4 cycle of switch formed in then on so it cause i don't look for moisture flames to come in the sun nothing in this allow

key to any croatian cull and their delight stets one of the highlights as the world's biggest agricultural trade fair gets underway here in berlin and guyana and ivory coast are trying to fix cocoa prices to fight farmer poverty but there are reports that global chocolate makers are undermining b.f. just. on chris colfer welcome to the program china's gross domestic product last year grew at its slowest pace in almost 3 decades weaker exports and sluggish consumer demand weighed on the world's 2nd biggest economy slowing economic growth to 6 point one percent while that was within the government's target zone and was lower than economists had forecast. the chinese government aims to accentuate the positive visit announced the country's worst g.d.p. growth since 1990. you suddenly turned up in 2019 the economy grew by 6 point one percent on the previous year that meets the projected target of 6 to 6.5 percent. but those latest figures are an unwanted sign that beijing has failed to improve conditions the way it would have liked. china's expansion has been slowing for much of the last decade

be decreased how can we create fair rules for agricultural trade. so for me this sort of. people are calling for because. if you ban it the producers are not able to produce to me did you monitor what you need to do is the rest of the government needs to invest in our records our government needs to invest. in facilities to invest in farmers so that farmers will be able to be productive in order to produce to meet up so and in the short term what needs to be done is most if investments in switzerland for example are going to portray industry. so that maybe in the long term if you consider important one or read the entire if by the time farmers will be able to produce enough to drive or to which is created by this is the moment. we'll have to leave it there collins thank you very much for joining us. the u.s. government's order of safety agency is looking into allegations that tesla's electric vehicles can suddenly excel right of their own accord an unidentified person petition the national highway traffic safety administration to look into it an agency document outlining t

safe this is sites and also sites ok look at the journey with the un's foot in agriculture organization thank you very much for your time. so it's been about $200.00 yes since the transatlantic slave trade was abolished many tourists especially those of african origin often visit the continent to lead more about events that took place africa was home to several slave ports and markets but has enough been done to properly manage the history in cameroon it form a slave site is still standing but locals think it's been neglected mordred 400 years ago these beauty was home for coming roots cut short sleeves tulsans of men we men and children which seemed i can't here in bindiya walking through this door of newry to many started a journey into slavery to europe and the americas. journalist and blogger so no one. is visiting bia which is friends from the history books i thought they were something arts abstract but today i've come myself to leave the whole of the horrific stories of our forefathers just entering there as soon as i stepped inside these gates. i put myself in the place of our f

one of the issues is agriculture. europeans jealously guard their agriculture. in julyn july -- shawn: 2018 jean-claude juncker came to washington to try and stop these auto tariffs from going ahead. they hatched what became known as the rose garden truce, which allowed negotiations on industrial tariffs and regulatory issues to go ahead and for the u.s. to hold off on these auto tariffs. then i ground to a halt because the europeans -- that quickly ground to a halt because the europeans thought they had an agreement not to include agriculture. the french are opposed to some of the issues the u.s. would raise in any agriculture talks. congress intervened and said we would not have any negotiations with europe and last agriculture is attached. i am told europeans may be finding a way around this and talking about regulatory issues with agriculture and a new round of negotiations. whether this will work again is a big question. david: what about the french digital tax? the eu said individual member states can go their own way. mr. macron stepped up and got the pre

every day the behavior casting a shadow of and certainty of agricultural producers. this year alone there is an increase of foreign bankruptcies of 23 percent in what they are exporting overseas every day farmers and ranchers are left to wonder if the presidents next tweet will collapse the value of the crops. and other future growth will come from overseas markets instead of securing those markets or forcing hard-working americans to bear the cost of the tariff and trade bill so we are grateful congress is taking swift action to pass usmca today so it is not enough we must do more to live standards around the world. this administration needs to responsibly for the sake of american workers, farmers, ranchers, bus. thank you mister chairman. >> thank you mister chairman it has been a long time coming for the farmers and ranchers of my home state and around the country who are struggling today we have an opportunity to move forward on a trade deal to hopefully bring some relief. thanks to low commodity prices and livestock prices and natural disasters and protracted tr

food and agricultural exports. china will now welcome american beef, pulp, poultry, seafood, rice, infant formula, animal feed, and much much more. because frankly they were not doing things they were supposed to be because but that's okay, they will now. the deal will also do have manufacturing services and all sectors of the economy. and i will say this deal again they felt was a 50 billion-dollar agricultural dealer but it's much more than 20,200,000,000,000 and everything else only 5,050,000,000,000 is agricultural. you have free pass you don't have to worry about the 49% that you can't own because you are going to be alone now and you are not going to have to take partners who are forced upon you. it's an incredible deal from that standpoint too. we are delighted that the chinese consumers will now enjoy the greater access to the best products on earth. those made, grown, raised right here in the usa. so phase one, which has been really incredible, we almost had the whole deal, but this is better, it's more de

agricultural groups and labor groups. i would like to enter into the record a nonexhaustive list of representatives. i will do that without objection. the road that we traveled to arrive at this meeting today tested my patients at times. take as example three or four toths to get the president remove steel and aluminum tariffs. i do not know how many white house meetings i attended where that was an issue. i got tired of hearing the words i like tariffs. aspects of this bill that i do not particularly like. here,eflect on how we got i am proud of the hard work of many individuals that made it possible to achieve a strong agreement and a bill that could garner strong support. i would put at the top of that list, the hard work that ambassador lighthizer put into it. the building for us today has something in it for everybody. it is not often that we can say that about in implementing bill. i asked my colleagues to vote with me, to favorably report the bill, as i would like to get this to the president's desk. >> thank you v

don't forget we already had the success of a partial agreement with japan on agriculture. one year and 18 months ago success with south korea. we had some success in minor areas with brazil and argentina so i think the president is building up a pretty strong record on trade and in particular this is the most important evidence of that with this committee did today >> hello everyone. happy new year. i think

but the area of wheat, dairy, eggs and poultry, this is quite a benefit to agriculture. >> what does this mean for trade deals? is this the new paradigm? >> i think i've answered that this way, but let me repeat that i think that this -- you know, ever since this president has been sworn in, in fact, even before he was elected, his take on trade, his position on trade brought a lot of anxiety, and even in -- until recently, you know, maybe a year ago, usmca signing that, drew away from what i'm saying. now phase one of china even more so. but there's a feeling that -- especially in regard to china that three previous presidents, under wto, china was a member, and these other presidents didn't do anything about it. and the president's tackling china. he's having some success, great success on usmca, and so i think it enhances our credibility, not only in negotiating, finishing up usmca and china, it sets a good stage for phase two or three of china and it also puts us in a better position, u.s./great britain, if there's negotiations that can be done with the european union. but don't