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again others right now as we speak the agriculture committee meeting. as some of our colleagues have said, we can't do snap? they turned down snap? food stamps at a time when america's hungry? we have our differences. but we are coming together on this particular bill. i'm proud of that. it is bipartisan. it is urgent. and let us get on with it so that we can get on to supporting our heroes in a way that is worthy of their sacrifice. thank you, madam speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the hobble yorble speaker of the house -- honorable speaker of the house yields back. the gentleman from massachusetts reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. brady: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself 30 seconds. i respectfully remember a different history. we are only one fund was out of money, those for our small businesses. the president asked for us to move quickly. it was blocked in the senate by those who said, there's no proof small businesses need this money. i remember the speaker herself saying, there is no data that shows small b

agricultural option of the big tobacco conspiracy. they organized a group called the tobacco growers information committee in the early 1950s that intended to basically translate industry propaganda for an agricultural audience with the idea that farmers who are this constituency run by politicians and run by politicians because they are more numerous than people who work for big corporations that farmers may be in fact a very down-home ally for the big tobacco companies that they try to make arguments against regulation on the basis of health. >> host: by the 1950s and 1960s you have two or three different meetings from government and you have government on the agricultural committees supporting the industry and wanting to help the farmer? >> organizing farmers to testify in congress against people and public health so part of it is using farmers who were organized to basically be the mouthpiece of industry because they are more credible or more likeable and down-home than philip morris. you see farmers going to testify against proposed regulations in the 1960s for example. >> host: who is using them? >> guest: what do you mean? >> host

the agriculture committee, and how we are meeting the food needs of the american people. we want snap, we want food stamps and other nutrition programs in the legislation. that has been a struggle. ways and means issues that relate to medicare, and in some cases medicaid, but that is also an energy and commerce issue. the banking committee will have its oversight hearing. small business will have its. and the list goes on. this does not take the place of that. this will all be happening. but they have other business to deal with, too. the sole purpose of this select committee is to make sure that we have a bright light shining on the implementation on $2 tril lion of taxpayer dollars to make sure they are spent in a way removes all doubt there will not be waste, fraud, abuse, etc. it addresses disparities that we have had, but also recognizes our responsibility to do so in as nonpartisan away as possible. did you have a final? said thatyou just this committee does not replace the role of the other committees, but even the vote to have this committee, republicans are conce

agricultural offshoot of the big tobacco conspiracy. they organized a group called the tobacco growers information committee in the early 1950s that's intended to be basically translate industry propaganda for an agricultural audience with the idea that farmers who are this constituency beloved by politicians, imported to politicians because they are more numerous the course ban people who work for him a big corporation, that farmers may be in fact, a very down-home ally for the big tobacco companies as they try to make arguments against regulation of basis of that. >> host: by the 1950s, 1960s you have what, two, three different regimes circling from government you have now government department of agriculture, congressional appropriations, agriculture committees supporting the industry right and wanting to help the farmer? >> guest: and organizing farmers to go testify in congress against people in public health. so part of it is using farmers who are organized to basically be the mouthpiece of industry because they are more credible or likable. down-home than the suit from philip morris. you see farmers going to testify against proposed c

a representative for the agriculture committee. your take on the npr story, you have folks in the white house, and department of agriculture and working that slice their wages. >> thank you. the student. and those who work in agriculture, and farmers and farm workers and you talk about lowering wages for what we just deemed essential workers, it tells you the disconnect with the administration and those who are actually out in the fields and the good work they do. what people have to realize what we realize here on the central coast of california, farm workers are so valuable but so vuler in rabble. there's a reason why they are essential. they are providing us with the food security that is necessary. they are doing work that many americans will not do. they are vulnerable because they are vulnerable to the disease based on work conditions, and deportation. 60% to 70% of the farm workers are in an undocumented status. 23 if they are essential. we need to put protections in place with the relief packages to ensure they are protecte

joining us now is the top democrat on the senate agriculture committee, which puts her in a really importantthanks for being here tonight. >> it is great to be with you rachel. i want to thank you for lifting up the issues on meat at packing plants and all of the other worker safety issues and testing issues and prison ns. your voice is really important at this time. >> that's very kind of you to say. well, let me get your top line reaction, especially because of your intense involvement in agriculture issues. the president tonight signed this executive order that compels meat processing plants to stay open or reopen even though so many of them have shut temporarily. thousands of meat processing workers have been infected on the job. what do you make of this move by the president. >> well, it is stunning in what it doesn't do, right? that's what you have been talking about tonight. if we want our meat packing plants to be safe, our workers have to be safe, period. and, so, he doesn't use the defense production act to make sure we have materials to make sure we have testing kits and reagents

as the ranking member of the agriculture committee, i want to talk about food as it relates to nationalecurity. there is agony in the stimulus package, but there were already -- is ag money in the stingless package, but there were already stimulus funds. we are watching the price of eggs going up, alarming for a staple. how do we protect our access to food, given the massive entanglements of international trade when it comes to food? stabenow: that is a really important question. it is actually something i have been focused on for a long time, clamoring that a process that we have right now that reviews whether or not other countries can buy our companies -- it is usually based on defense technology and so on, and i have been saying it should be based in part on food security as well, because we have more and more of our processing companies being bought. smithfield foods is about 30%, 40% of the pork processing operations, and they are now a chinese company. i think this is a very serious issue for us. there is a couple of things. and by the way, that happens in manufacturing as well.

worked on agricultural policy for more than 20 years overseeing the the and 2014 farm bill with agriculture committee and .orking with congress thank you for joining us. i will turn it over to you. is rob live? r ok. rob: ok. i appreciate the introduction, and obviously this conversation today about the extraordinary needs that are facing our family farms and rural communities at this time. normally a very optimistic time, a hopeful time for farmers as they prepare the fuel --the field to get crops out there, but this is no ordinary spring as we all know. this is -- i will just repeat, that coming on the heels of some really tough past years, farmers are financially stretched to the brink across all commodities and livestock, and the recent disruptions in market changes are just sending those operations in more dire straits at this time. that said, farmers continue to produce food in abundance and although there has been some reports out there of concerns about grocery shelves and so forth, the fact is the supplies are strong, the food is available, products continue to be produced, and the disruptio

ranking member on the agriculture committee, and she sent a letter today urging the trump administrationotect the food supply and essential workers during this pandemic. senator stabenow. you heard what dr. rob davidson said he needs, they finally have enough testing to test people with symptoms but he needs much more testing support from the federal government. can you get that in this next bill? >> well, we have some good news and i first have to tell you lawrence, it's wonderful to be with you but thank you for having someone who is a friend of mine on with me, dr. rob davidson, who just is a wonderful physician. one of the heroes, the many, many health care heroes that we have right now in michigan. but the reality is that we're very, very close. they are literally right this minute, you know how it is, going through all the language and so on but in addition to another $250 billion for the small business program, you're talking about, we have won another $120 billion to actually focus on folks that aren't the well connected, the mom and pop operations, those who are banked different

rob has worked on policy for more than 20 years overseeing the 2014 farm bill with the house agriculture committee and working with congress at usta and food inspection. thank you for joining us. i will turn this over to you. is rob live? ok. mr. larew: sorry, just a little technical glitch, but i appreciate the introduction and obviously, this important conversation today about the extraordinary need facing our family farms and rural communities at this time. spring is normally a very optimistic time, right? a hopeful time for farmers as they prepare the field to get crops out there, but this is no ordinary spring, as we all know, and this is -- i will just kind heelseat, coming on the of some really tough past years, farmers are financially stretched to the brink across all commodities and livestock, and the recent disruptions and market changes are putting those conditions in even more dire straits at this time. that said, farmers continue to produce food, and abundant supply of it, and although there has been some reports out there of concerns about grocery shelves and so forth, the fact is th

he's a member of the agriculture committee. good morning to you. guest: good morning.ost: we had a gentleman talk andt me packing plants still trying to maintain a sense of safety as the president has ordered some of these plans to stay in. i think it's really crucial that we keep them open and make sure they have the and all the safeguards you can reasonably absent the proper functioning of these meat processing plants, we would have a significant shortage in the food supply. it's really critical and important for the president to do what he just did and i applaud him for that. i was in consultation with the white house all throughout the weekend because it's really critical for our nations food supplies and farmers as well. agriculture has been struggling for a long time. past five to seven years have been really rough for agriculture across the board. this is a double whammy for them. pasthost: some of the terms beg applied to the meat supply is breaking. why? would have broken had the president not taken that bold action to declare the meatpacking facilities essent

congressman from south dakota, the only district in south dakota, a republican member of the agricultural committeecongressman, good morning. we had a caller 15 or 20 minutes ago specifically mention the situation at the smithfield pork processing plant. can you explain what is happening right now in the statement on's? -- and the state's response? guest: 3800 employees, this is about x percent of our whole nation's pork processing capacity, and it was -- 6% of our whole nation's pork processing capacity, and about 600 of them have come out with covid-19. the government told the operator of the plant that they want to the plant shut down. it has been shut down for almost a week, and that is obviously causing big ripple impacts through the agricultural community as well as the economic environment in sioux falls. host: so much so that you have asked the secretary of agriculture, sonny perdue, for help with the pork industry here. what are you looking for the federal government specifically in their response to the few change issues here? -- food chain issues here? are 500 independent family hog farm

he serves on the agricultural committee. he serves as the chair. good morning.alk about the condition of kansas in coronavirus. sector the hardest hit being done right now? would say the beef industry followed closely by dairy. much all of the grow crops. this is pretty much across the board. right now the biggest problem we you it's awill tell problem more severe than i have seen in my 40 years of public service and that's the livestock industry. our cowboys are hurting. what specifically is happening in that industry? caller: we have five packing plants and the governor has made a good decision i think. safety first, health first. some of these plants like every , everywhere else where we've had the virus. make the plants safe and our emergency management team is doing a great job. making sure the plants are safe. on the other hand there's a lot of people very worried about that. yetaven't closed any down and it is backed up. the whole food value chain. where in situation terms of livestock i'm not sure i've seen anything like this. i wasn't around during the

again others right now as we speak the agriculture committee meeting. as some of our colleagues have said, we can't do snap? they turned down snap? food stamps at a time when america's hungry? we have our differences. but we are coming together on this particular bill. i'm proud of that. it is bipartisan. it is urgent. and let us get on with it so that we can get on to supporting our heroes in a way that is worthy of their sacrifice. thank you, madam speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the hobble yorble speaker of the house -- honorable speaker of the house yields back. the gentleman from massachusetts reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. brady: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself 30 seconds. i respectfully remember a different history. we are only one fund was out of money, those for our small businesses. the president asked for us to move quickly. it was blocked in the senate by those who said, there's no proof small businesses need this money. i remember the speaker herself saying, there is no data that shows small b

again others right now as we speak the agriculture committee meeting. as some of our colleagues have said, we can't do snap? they turned down snap? food stamps at a time when america's hungry? we have our differences. but we are coming together on this particular bill. i'm proud of that. it is bipartisan. it is urgent. and let us get on with it so that we can get on to supporting our heroes in a way that is worthy of their sacrifice. thank you, madam speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the hobble yorble speaker of the house -- honorable speaker of the house yields back. the gentleman from massachusetts reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. brady: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself 30 seconds. i respectfully remember a different history. we are only one fund was out of money, those for our small businesses. the president asked for us to move quickly. it was blocked in the senate by those who said, there's no proof small businesses need this money. i remember the speaker herself saying, there is no data that shows small b

contributions to missouri farmers care originated from 3 corporate agriculture trade groups and their respective political action committees the missouri farm bureau the missouri pork producers and the missouri soybean association while the missouri farmers care campaign highlighted the positive role of missouri farmers in society the alliance for truth was full. based on misrepresenting the clear language improper be the majority of the funding for the alliance for truth was funneled through missouri farmers care by the same agricultural trade groups the trade groups involved represent the interests of their member corporations in missouri these corporations include some of the largest agribusiness is in the united states months sent to tyson cargill and smithfield foods while these trade groups use their vast financial resources opposing prop b. the corporations that ultimately provided the majority of the funding for the campaign remained silent simply put without the financial support of corporate agriculture the puppy mills of missouri would not have had the ability to mount the alliance for truth or missouri farmers

agricultural trade. >> thank you to the members of the committee here today. an honor to serve with you, folks in the first district in iowa. this is a hard time for small businesses and americans across the state and district. it is something we are coming together today to do more and make sure our folks have what they need. we step up and continue to listen to the folks in our district about what they are going through and what they need. a story i want to share today is a man in monticello who has six employees with high school sports canceled, over 100,$000 in uniforms and equip and he can't sell, worried about his employees and if he is able to get this afloat, this is why we are doing this today. here's the big thing for me on these programs, we must do more to make sure community-based financial institutions have those dollars to put outside the communities. it isn't just about the big businesses that need millions of dollars to stay afloat. those in need 10,000, 5000, 20,000, maybe have 10 employees, 5 employees and in my district in particular with t

agricultural supply chains. that's to name just one part of problem from the pandemic. morningscussions this at the development committee, i thanked the group, the governors the various world bank constituencies. i thanked them for their support and in their encouragement during my first year as the bank group's president. there's a very long road ahead. hundreds of millions of people need support. as you know, development needs were acute even before the shutdown in the global economy. the debt burdens and problems in debt sustainability were giant. we're working on those but 2/3 the world's extreme poor live in ida countries and will be a major impacted by global recession. closelyonse has been coordinated with other governments with international otherzations, with multilateral development banks, asateral financiers as well with private sector and civil society. i have been very proud of the bank group's effectiveness during the pandemic. action andast, broad we're getting results on that work fromk a lot of people to achieve that. opportunity this morning at the development committee to thank the world staff and oth