that's why passage of this farm bill is so important. the farm bill is never easy to pass. the needs of our farmers and ranchers are greater than they have ever been in a long time, but we have operated under a flat budget. for my colleagues concerned about the deficit spending, please note this farm bill is budget neutral. this follows on the heels of a 2014 farm bill that has come in significantly under budget also. mr. speaker, here are some specifics of the 2018 farm bill. first, the farm bill honors the request of nearly every farmer and rancher that we do no harm to the federal crop insurance. second, we strengthen the farm bill safety net for all farmers and ranchers. believe it or not there are actually pressure from some in the other chamber to cut the farm safety net at a time when the whole point of a farm bill is to help our farmers eanchranch families. third, we strengthened key conservation initiatives, especially the environmental quality incentive program. these highly successful conservation initiatives serve as a prime example how voluntary incentive-based

speaker, i intend to support this farm bill. this farm bill is not perfect. it is not the bill i would have written. but this conference report, unlike the farm bill that the house produced is a good, bipartisan product. i want to thank chairman roberts and ranking member stabenow for their tireless efforts to protect snap benefits throughout the process. because of their work, hungry people across this country will have access to the modest benefits they need to feed their families. and thank you as well to chairman conaway, who recognized the importance of getting a farm bill over the finish line this year. i especially want to recognize the effort os ranking member peterson. he's truly an amaze gige who presides over a committee that is very diverse, with rural, suburban, and urban members of congress. it has conservatives, moderates, and liberals like me. yet he's managed to bring us together and not let the perfect be the enemy of the good. farmers, consumers, and hungry people across the country owe him a debt of gratitude. and i also want to thank the

in many ways the 1990 farm bill laid the groundwork for today's u.s. farm policy. u.s. farm policy in longer the old command control policies of the new deal but a market oriented, risk management approach that helps america's farmers and ranchers survive natural disasters and the predatory trade practices of foreign countries like china. our nation's farmers and ranchers are the very best in the world. but they cannot compete alone against a sea of rising -- high and rising foreign subsidy, tariffs, and nontariff trade barriers. nor can they survive alone in the face of record droughts, hurricanes, wildfires, and other natural disasters. that's why we have a farm bill. mr. speaker, not since the early 2 thouths have a farm bill been more desperately needed than today. our farmers and ranchers are going through a difficult recession right now. net farm income is down 50% from where it stood 50eu6 years ago. -- five years ago. and wruptcies are up by more than 30%. we have seen the devastation of wildfires and hurricanes, less noticed but no less destructive is a severe

in many ways the 1990 farm bill laid the groundwork for today's u.s. farm policy. u.s. farm policy in longer the old command control policies of the new deal but a market oriented, risk management approach that helps america's farmers and ranchers survive natural disasters and the predatory trade practices of foreign countries like china. our nation's farmers and ranchers are the very best in the world. but they cannot compete alone against a sea of rising -- high and rising foreign subsidy, tariffs, and nontariff trade barriers. nor can they survive alone in the face of record droughts, hurricanes, wildfires, and other natural disasters. that's why we have a farm bill. mr. speaker, not since the early 2 thouths have a farm bill been more desperately needed than today. our farmers and ranchers are going through a difficult recession right now. net farm income is down 50% from where it stood 50eu6 years ago. -- five years ago. and wruptcies are up by more than 30%. we have seen the devastation of wildfires and hurricanes, less noticed but no less destructive is a severe

>> the farm bill is a massive piece of legislation. it's -- it touches a lot of different parts of the economy. so primarily, of course, the supplemental nutrition assistance program is the largest part of the bill. that's formerly known as food stamps and then craft insurance for farmers, initiatives to help them improve the land that they're working on, the soil, the water quality. rural development, agricultural research, and there's also credit and trade, too. investment in those types of programs. >> what's the price tag? >> about $860 billion over a decade, so pretty significant price tag. >> how does that compare to previous farm bills? >> the goal of the house and senate agricultural lawmakers is to keep it budget newtal. it's going to cost no more than the current law is projected to cost over a decade. and the last farm bill, they did cut -- they did cut spending. i think the goal is over time to drop the price tag. >> is there a deadline for this bill, and what happens if the deadline is not met? >> it expired in the new fisc

although they will probably lose more of the conservative rights . >> joining us to talk about the farm bill, if you want to ask questions, we have opened the phone lines for all parties. you can also post your thoughts on twitter. when it comes to the agreement on this bill how much, especially the debate over those on snap ? >> they were negotiating the differences between the two bills, this was a major hurdle and, the problem on the senate side is politics, they didn't think they would be able to pass the bill and essentially, they wanted to impose stricter work requirements between 5 million and 7 million people and do tighten of eligibility criteria to qualify for the food stamp program. they wanted to pour billions of dollars into state education and training and there was concern about the feasibility of states to stand up to those programs and a decent amount of time. the house wanted to do it by 2021 but the congressional budget office said that probably would not be feasible. to basic create enough slots for people who are newly eligible. >> i'm hearing from lawmakers that the pre

so we need a farm bill. this is right now, ag is struggling, and farm income is down. the usda recently said this week farm income may be down 12% this year. so the bottom line is we need that farm bill. we're looking forward to its passage, and indeed, our members are keen on getting this passed. >> is that drop in income because of trade policy? >> some of it is, yes, but it's a conglomeration of different effects that have occurred coming into this year. the trade stability hasn't been helpful. >> talk about the impact specifically on farmers and is it because of tariffs put in place by the trump administration? >> yeah, the farmer community, the number one industry sector that's been impacted by trade. nafta supports a stable trade policy. we support, and our top legislationive priority is to pass the usmca, a win for agriculture. the administration is to be given compliments to getting us to this point, but we have to get it over the line. that's just one. we need a new free trade agreement. ag trade is a huge aspect of the revenue and viability for the american f

the last farm bill was passed in 2014. the house and senate have different versions of the new bill and have agreed to settle those differences. news.s from npr we welcome you to call (202) 748-8000 for the eastern and central time zones. the mountain and pacific time zones, (202) 748-8001 if you -- (202) 748-8001. if you work in the industry, (202) 748-8002. david starts us off from indiana. is, don't question you think it is time we cut or ended farm subsidies for corn? i think they are too high. i think that industry is doing fine and we should and those subsidies. host: what leads you to believe the industry is doing fine? caller: can you repeat that? host: what leads you to believe the corn industry is doing fine and does not need a subsidy? high fructose corn syrup is in practically every product in america. all of those corporations are making money hand over fist. that leaves the to believe that subsidizing corn is something we should look into insofar as reducing the subsidies. host: would you reduce subsidies over

it's a huge title in the farm bill. we actually don't advocate and work on it specifically because of the commissioners and it's not the area we feel we can impact directly but it provides certainty and we need that certainty in these times of low revenue and high times for the economic downturn . >> to all farmers need that type of assurance? >> in general, it's important to say that there needs to be equitable provision across the farming industry the support of those who grow our food, so yes, it's something that we watch, we are hopeful that the status of it in the current bill will pass. >> is there a concern that it won't? >> no, not in our mind. next week, the guests said we have to see the conference report approved, we know there's a will, political will and an enthusiasm to support agriculture by the administration so we expect the bill to pass. >> when it comes to the commissioners perspective, what's the most important feature >> we look at several priorities, pedro, one of the ones we see in a forward lane

the 2018 farm bill meets the needs of producers across all regions and all crops. it doesn't matter what you grow and it doesn't matter whether you grow it in kansas or elsewhere in this country. this bill is designed to work for you. and it ensures that our voluntary conservation programs are keeping farm land in operation while protecting our agricultural lands, forests, and other natural resources. the bill focuses on program integrity, requiring better management to address challenges with fraud, waste, and abuse and commonsense investments to strengthen our nutrition programs to ensure the long-term success of those truly in need of assistance. we make sure that snap employment training is coordinated with the private sector to provide the skills needed for the jobs available in the workforce, and with trade and market uncertainty to say the least, the bill provides certainty for our trade promotion and research programs. feeding an increasing global population is not simply an agriculture challenge, mr. president. it is a national security challenge. this mean

now to the farm bill. we are proudly joined today by so many members of congress, republicans, democrats, who work very, very hard on this bill. this was really an effort of everybody. it was a bipartisan success, something you don't hear too much about, but i think you will be. i actually believe we maybe will be over the coming period of time. i hope so. i think so. so good for the country. i want to thank all of the people here, including the many democrats who have really worked hard on this bill. they really have. i probably have to deny that i ever said that some day, but i won't do that because you really did. you worked very, very hard. and mike, thank you, by the way. that was some job you did, i'll tell you. i watched you day and night work on this one, so that was really incredible. thank you. thank you very much. [ applause ] and the chairman of the house and senate agricultural committees, mike conaway, and senator pat roberts, who's another one i was really, was very inspiring to work very har

guest: it is a good farm bill and we will get it done. we build on the existing farm bill. we build on its strengths and improved it and try to add flexibility. it is a good product. host: when it comes to strengths and flexibility, give examples of that within the current bill. guest: number one, risk management. number two is crop insurance. we keep crop insurance in tact as we have it. then we have the safety net, which is our risk coverage. i think we made improvements in both of those areas and more flexibility for farmers. research is important. trade promotion and other areas

and i'm glad that this is reflected in the final farm bill. we have passed this bill in the senate, mr. president, and i hope the house will pass it in the next few days, and then the president needs to sign it into law to give farmers and ranchers the certainty that they deserve. thank you very much, mr. president. i yield the floor. mr. cornyn: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mr. cornyn: mr. president, this morning the majority leader announced that the senate will soon take up a revised version of the first step act, which will provide a number of long-needed reforms to our criminal justice system. i've long ban supporter of these re-- i've long been a supporter of these reforms after what i saw the positive impact was in my home state of texas back in 2007. then in response to a steadily growing prison population, texas began enacting reforms to reduce recidivism through programs like job training and vocational education. this of course allows prisoners to spend their time in prison preparing themselves for li

now what's important is, as i said, they didn't even have the votes to pass the rule for the farm bill, a bill that was widely popular. it didn't have the votes to pass the rule without our help for the farm bill. they do not have the votes to ass the president's proposal for the wall. i don't know why -- nothing is going to change in that regard. i don't know why we just don't proceed to keep government open so people can be home for the holidays and enjoying all of that. the trump shutdown. we're very excited about our for the people agenda. lowering health care costs, increasing paychecks, infrastructure for america and we think it can be a bipartisan initiative working with the president and again, cleaning up government. we will have h.r. 1 as one of our earliest passes of legislation. an open congress, there will be a town hall meeting with openness, bipartisanship and with our proposals starting with the most unifying and broadest support in the public. any questions? reporter: have you spoken to the president again since he called you on tuesday afternoon? would you describe it

you passed out of senate this farm bill 87-13. why was it so important? >> this is incredibly important. first always great to be with you and this particular bill we write every five years. it's the rural economic development plan for the country, small towns, rural communities. our food policy. it's supporting farmers. it also does things like make the largest investment in voluntary land and water conservation efforts for the country. it's 12 different bills put into one. bioenergy, trade promotion, so on. it's a big deal we were able to come together actually with the largest vote ever, bipartisan vote ever in the history of writing farm bills in the senate and then the house had a strong, strong bipartisan vote

why we need to take action and why there was nothing of the farm bill was threatened by this. so he certainly should have known about it because they had a vote on it just a few weeks prior and each color is one thirty eight same bill. and that was the house did another rules trick where they stuffed inside the manager will exact similar thing with a stripped the bill of it's privilege so what he says is as far as you know he didn't know about it i just have to reject that because we've had conversations with his staff and they have all been briefed so the the next piece is. we had a vote to basically an us involvement in yemen we've been deeply involved helping saudi arabia and the u.a.e. in the saudi led coalition since the start of the war under the obama administration helping with targeting assistance midair refueling we have been supporting them giving them moral cover to also do a blockade of the country cutting off the flow of food fuel medicine clean water. over the summer it was about eight million people on the brink of famine that number got revised up to fourteen m

fortunately the senate took a major step yesterday by passing the farm bill. we got that much closer to delivering a big shot in the arms to farmers in rural communities across our country. along wildlife providing certainty to agricultural communities, i'm especially proud that the legislation will open a new door for farmers in kentucky and around the country to explore the full potential of industrial hemp. this is the culmination of a lot of work by a number of us here in washington but really the victory is for the growers, processors, manufacturers and consumers who stand to benefit from this growing marketplace. american hemp has a long and distinguished history. some of this very body's notable figures including thomas jefferson and henry clay are believed to have grown it. during world war ii the federal government encouraged hemp production to support the war's effort. unfortunately because of hemp's illicit cousin, marijuana, the federal government banned it altogether for generations. in the 2013 kentucky agricultural leaders showed me hemp's incre

we think the farm bill is in good shape and are farm bill is well taken care of and that will be bipartisan. it will happen soon. then we have the wall. that will be the easiest of all. what do you think? maybe not? we are going to see but we will see what happens. it is not an easy situation because the democrats have a different view and i can say we have great republican support. we do not have democrats support that we're going to talk about that now. one thing i have to say is tremendous amount of wall have already been built and a lot of wall when you include the renovation of existing fences and walls, we renovated a tremendous amount and we have work. lot of in san diego we are building walls now and next to san diego we have completed a major section of wall and it has work worked well. a lot of wall has been built. we do not talk about that but we might as well start because it is being built now. we will continue and one where or another -- one way or another it is going to get built. awould like to not see government shutdown. we will see what happens over the next short period

the 2014 farm bill legalized hemp farming for research andt whileidn't legalize it across the board, the relaxing of laws around the sparked cbd based companies to sprout. the current farm bill would close the loop holes, paving the way for cbd-based products ton land store shelves near you. if hemp is legalized one research group estimates the market could reach $22 billion by 2022. sources say mass retailers looking into carrying the produc once legalized include wal-mart, target, costco and kroger. as well as pharmacie like cvs and wahl greens and department stories i likeorder sfroms saka blooming dales and macies. >> those are the categories that th consumer package goods industry defines. and i think well knowhe names for each of them. you can assume thate're in the process of talking to all of them if not right now shortly. >> executives at some of the biggest cbd companies inclung cv o b sciences and charlotte's web or cw hemp say they are talking to big retailers in nticipation of hemp legalization. they add the farm bill could be a game changing moment for the industry and

backing down, the farm bill can provide. there is a lot of worry that when the democrats take over the house that they will try to expand food stamps and bog down the farm bill. republicans said, let us get it done. they are still waiting for congressional budget office scores. there is a lot of ways to do that in the bill. i am expecting it to pass before the end of the bill. host: one more item. it has a firm a bipartisan support. the effort on criminal justice reform. it is generally over in the senate, where does it stand? erik wasson: the big question is mitch mcconnell. he has stood in the way of it moving forward. president trump has not used his bully pulpit. different presidents might be able to browbeat the senate majority leader on the floor. there is some talk of providing for it in the spending bill. i don't see a big change making it onto the bill. it is looking dicey for it. host: read more about all of the issues we have talked about. erik wasson at bloomberg.com. that is where you can find his articles. to -

house of representatives threw some shady political maneuvering tucked into a farm bill ended that was able to pull off having to follow in the senate's footsteps and u.s. involvement in yemen essentially throwing a wrench into the gears of peace to help us shed light on where things now stand on saudi arabia yemen and what the future will bring we recently sat down with just foreign policy is hot l. tell you tell you one of the hard working citizens who actually help frame. legislation to a vote on the senate floor first part. so i want to thank you for coming on the show today and i want to start by observing that it has been a very very up and few weeks politically for the plight of yemen here in washington d.c. after the offsetting votes that we saw between the senate and the house where do things currently stand in the u.s. congress on the u.s. involvement in the war. well it's been a historic week in one nine hundred seventy three congress passed the war powers resolution and in that time it's never actually passed the senate so what happened yesterday was absolutely historic fif

what i think a lot of people don't realize is so much of the money in a farm bill is for snap, the supplementaryrition program. are you satisfied with snap not getting cut in this bill and that's okay, you're going to vote for it? >> yes, it's not getting cut. what the issue was, enforcing work requirements so people able to work are either getting training or working. there were different versions in the house and senate. we brought in the usda. sonny perdue, a lot of credit. he is helping us enforce those work requirements in a way that was able to bring people together. >> senator, i want to ask you, because this is an important bill. the farm bill should be important to every american. i think too many of us in the cities don't really pay attention to where our food comes from. so that's great. that was an example after months of struggling of a bill that's going forward as the president said, with bipartisan support. the ag secretary supports it. it stands in sharp contrast to what we just watched at the top of our show that went on in the oval office. give me your characterization of the n

at the farm bill does is it keeps programs in place th s hebilize farms.e of them are subsidy programs, some insance programs, but if it doesn't get reauthorized, farmers have less peability, and these arople who basically are wall street traders on trctors every day, prices matter, and this bill helps them get loans and pay for and stay in the next season. without it there's a lot of instability. >> woodruff: one of the things we mentioned with dairy farmers, what kind of help are they getting and how does that make a difference? >> it's significant because dairy farmers iparticular have been hit by taliation from the trump tariffs. in this bill, this will expand the program that is a safety net for dairy farmers and give them seven times the protection they had in the last farm bill. it will allow more farmers to take advantage of that dairyic support, and, also, judy, it's important to note ome conservatives wanted to tack the idea of subsidy reform. that is not in this bill. that's a bigger conversation. that's one reason why people like chuck grassley

as you know, this is a farm bill signing. he sent out farm bill signing in 15 minutes. emmys, tbt.emmys throw back thursday, i believe that would be. today is thursday, right? so that would stand to reason the president there in the hee-haw regalia while discussing the coming farm bill. but we have already been told that the president -- could we put the tweet back up again? could we do that? the tweet. this is the latest -- today the president is dealing with reb rebellion for his generals for pulling the troops out of syria and in addition facing a government show down and shut down and here's the presidential tweet. we'll be back. hey there people eligible for medicare. gimme two minutes. and i'll tell you some important things to know about medicare. first, it doesn't pay for everything. say this pizza... is your part b medical expenses. this much - about 80 percent... medicare will pay for. what's left... this slice here... well... you have to pay for that. and that's where an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company comes in. this

you shouldn't want to hide that in a farm bill. what good could you be up to by hiding that in another bill? let's say you are ok in hiding it in another bill because you don't want your constituents to find out where you stand on this issue or had to vote for the farm bill, sorry. even if you're ok with hiding it in another bill, this is the wrong way to do it. last time when they snuck it, swept it under the rug, last month, they specified that the resolution wouldn't have the powers of the war powers act. wouldn't have the privileges of the war powers act. this time not only are they sweeping it under the rug, they are preemively sweeping all of the power of -- pre-emively sweeping all of the powers for the entire remainder of this congressional session. it sets a horrible precedent. it's a dangerous precedent. the speaker's grabbing more power using the speaker's committee, the rules committee, and he's doing so and jeopardizing the power of the house of representatives. because for him to grab more power requires us to give mor

the farm bill is over $800 billion. that's the rising cost, 80% of of that is food stamps. we spent .25% on farmers, safety net and support for rural america. but the bulk of the farm bill is on the food stamp program. here's our fundamental belief and this is why this administration is implementing this and they are basically closing the gap on what we couldn't do from a lawmaking perspective during the farm bill debate, and that is they are just trying to incentivize people to work who are work capable adults. this doesn't apply to pregnant women, the disabled, the elderly. this is about if you're able to work and you are receiving government assistance, you ought to work. in our bill we had a 20 hour work week. you could volunteer, work, or retrained. i think that's good policy for america, for our economy and, quite frankly, it's good for the people on food stamps. too many for generations of entrapped in the cycle of dependence. i think our government has aided and abetted in that because they have provided the pro

by passing the farm bill conference report we can give producers and their lenders certainty. they will know what farm policy will be in place for the next five years. we also made modest adjustments to the marketing assistance loan program, to help with cash flow after harvest and to providing marketing for u.s. commodities. there are also important enhancements to dairy policy included in the conference report. building upon investments made to the dairy safety net as part of the bipartisan budget act of 2018. we're offering new coverage levels for the first five million pounds of production, which drastically reduces premiums on certain levels for larger producers. these are just some of the many updates in the 2018 farm bill that will set our american farmers on a better path for the next five years. the 2018 farm bill strengthens the farm safety net, protects crop insurance, maintains and preserves conservation funding, improves snap program integrity and incentivizes work. and importantly, provides certainty to rural america. this agreement reached between the house and t

and we think the farm bill is in good shape. a lot of good things happening with it. and our farmers are well taken care of. and it will be quite bipartisan and will happen pretty soon. and the wall, that will be the easiest of all. what do you think, chuck? senator schumer: it is called unding the government. president trump: it is not an easy situation, the democrats have a different view. we have great democrat shall republican support. we are going to see one thing that i do have to say tremendous amounts of wall have already been built and a lot of wall when you include the renovation of existing fences and walls. we renovated a tremendous amount and did a lot of work in san diego. and building new walls right now and right next to san diego. we completed a major section of wall and it has worked well. a lot of wall has been built. we don't talk about that. but we might as well start, because it is being built right now. big sections of wall. and we will continuity. and one way or the other. i would like not to see a government closing, a shutdown. we will see wh

across the nation, net farm income is approximately half of what it was when we passed the last farm bill. farm bankruptcies are up by 39% since 2014. financing has become more expensive. commodity prices have plummeted. input costs are rising. and the trade outlook is volatile and uncertain, to say the least. farmers across the country, regardless of where they call home or which crops that they grow, are hurting. the farm bill that congress approved last week delivers meaningful and real relief for our farmers and ranchers in these very difficult times. it's a big deal for my home state in arkansas as well as across the country. agriculture is the driving force of the natural state's economy, adding around $16 billion to our economy every year and accounting for approximately one in every six jobs. that's why agriculture advocacy groups in arkansas were very excited when we passed the final version. the arkansas farm bureau said it was, and i quote, pleased that congress has recognized how important the new farm bill is to the hardworking farmers and ranchers of this country, end quote,

we think the farm bill is in good shape. a lot of good things are happening with it. our farmers are well taken care of. it will be quite bipartisan. it will happen pretty soon. and we have the wall. that will be the one that will be the easiest of them all. what you think, chuck? we are going to see. i will tell you the wall will get built. we will see what happens. it is not an easy situation because the democrats have a different view i think than the republicans. we have great republican support. we do not have democrats support. we are going to talk about that now. one thing that i do have to say is, a tremendous amount of wall has already been built. a lot of wall when you include the renovation of existing fences and walls. we have renovated a tremendous amount. we have done a lot of work. in san diego, we are building new walls right now. right next to san diego, we have completed a major section of wall. a lot of wall has been built. we do not talk about that, but we might as well start. it is being built right now. we will continue that. one way or the other

i want to take you live to the senate floor as it gets ready for a vote on the all-important farm billhat i just mentioned. the bill is a compromise. it's expected to pass the senate and then go on to the house where it is also expected to pass. you might remember the president mentioned it during his theatric tantrum with democratic leadership at the white house. he seemed optimistic about it saying it was in very good shape. lawmakers on both sides and in both chambers have been negotiating this for months and finally reached a compromise last night on a five-year farm bill. it gets renewed every five years. that is ex. e expected to cost $900 billion over a decade. the biggest point of contention was over food stamps. 80% of the bill is food stamps or s.n.a.p., supplemental nutrition assistance program. republicans backed by trump wanted to impose work requirements on food stamp recipients. that's now off the table meaning democrats in the house and senate will support this bill. as we await the vote, let's take a look at what's in the thing. it would provide an extra $500 million t

the farm bill. a lot of people didn't realize there is a provision that may be the first time in a long time we have legislated on cuba. it opens up our marketing programs within the usda for promoting products in cuba. i could go through every day stuff i think it will matter to people in north dakota and already does matter to people in north dakota. it is a record of solid accomplishments. would be possible if we were not working in a bipartisan way. >> and you are working in the senate, -- first came there, did anybody take you under their wing? i would say no. everybody is so busy. you learn by trial and error. i stepped on his toes, i will not do that again. language,se colorful during the debate on immigration reform which we passed. northerno get some border stuff. there is another accomplishment. trying to make sure we don't just focus on the southwest order. we don't ignore the northern border, which is critical. it is huge. i couldn't understand why during the immigration debate, i could

i think the farm bill's in very good shape. a lot of good things are happening with it and our farmers are well taken care of. and again, that will be quite bipartisan and it will happen pretty soon. and then we have the easy one, the wall. that will be the one that is the easiest of all. what do you think, chuck? maybe not? >> it's called funding the government, mr. president. >> so we're going to see. i'll tell you, the wall are get built, but we'll see what happens. it is not an easy situation, because the democrats have a different view, i think, than i can say the republicans. we have great republican support. we don't have democrat support. but we're going to talk about that now. we're going to see. one thing that i do have to say is tremendous amounts of wall have already been built and a lot of, a lot of wall, when you include the renovation of existing fences and walls, we've renovated a tremendous amount. and we've done a lot of work. in san diego, we're building new walls right now and right next to san diego, we've

this has been a great farm bill for kansans.ack home are that the number of bankruptcies that 6.t up almost a multiple of farm income down. this could not have come at a better time. jason: what didn't you get that maybe you wanted to see in this bill? there was a lot of back and forth, some arm-twisting, some compromise. rep. marshall: i think agriculture got about 99% of what we asked for. that was on top of my list. i want to say how fortunate we are to live in a country where we spend 6% of our income on groceries. if you are a young family or senior citizen living paycheck to paycheck. we have food assistance for people who need the help. we made the snap program much more efficient. i will celebrate the 99 victories rather than drown my sorrow in the 1% we did not get. ison: part of the backdrop some concern and tensions around trade, increased tariffs and whatnot. how are you viewing this skirmish, war, conflict between the u.s. and china? that coming home to roost right in your district, right? rep. marshall: absolutely.

so the answer to your question is, number one, the farm bill needs to get passed. we've been working on it way too long. we have issues of crop insurance, snap, there's a lot in there that needs to get done. let's focus specifically on the yemen issue, which i and i think many others, even who voted for the rule would like to make an affirmative position that we do need more clarity on what our involvement is in yemen at this point in time. my understanding is we're talking about intelligence gathering, refueling of saudi planes. and the real constitutional question here is, is that kind of assistance. does it give rise to military forces using the term hostilities under the war powers act. so i'm happy to talk to you more about that. >> here's the problem, right, and i understand the pragmatic calculation. we need the farm bill, so i vote for the rule. leadership says vote for the bill. but there were a lot of republicans who defected, a surprising number who defected on the rule. you cut off the debate on it. it just seems to me so bizarre and disingenuous and th