mr. peterson: mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentlelady from ohio. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for two minutes. maryland fudge: let me thank by leader pelosi by appointing me to the farm bill committee. i thank representatives peterson and lucas and senators stabenow and cochran for their leadership in negotiating this conference report. throughout this process, it was my goal to ensure a fair and balanced farm bill. while i do not agree with some of the provisions of this conference bill, i firmly believe it is a good compromise. given how far apart we were when this conference began, i am pleased members on both sides of the aisle and across the chamber were able to reach a consensus and show the american people congress can work together. the agreement rejects categorycal eligibility, something we talk about for sometime. the $8.6 billion savings in snap over 10 years, over 10 years comes from a change in liheap policy that would shrink benefits for approximately 8

mr. peterson: mr. speaker, i'm now pleased to yield two minutes to the gentleman from north carolina, mr. mcintyre. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from north carolina is recognized for two minutes. mr. mcintyre: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from north carolina is recognized for two minutes. mr. mcintyre: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of this farm bill. this is a strong, reform-minded bill with bipartisan support. it will grow our economy, create jobs, provide certainty, reduce our deficit and save the american taxpayers $16 billion. the bill reforms the farm safety net, strengthening crop insurance and commodity programs. these risk management tools assure farmers that help is there when they need it. the bill also encourages conservation and develops export markets to help our farmers sell their products worldwide. rural communities depend on the farm bill too. through critical programs, small towns can buil

mr. peterson: i yield two minutes to mr. schrader. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. schrader. yeah, i guess for some people, you know, you just can't do enough. i'd argue respectfully to a lot of my colleagues that the work that's gone on on both sides of the aisle in the last two years has been pretty exemplary. the farm bill is always a difficult bill to pass. i think the last couple of times it was vetoed and had to be overridden. it could be better. i have not yet seen legislation that's exactly what i perfectly like to be voting on at the end of the day. we make huge strides in this bill that were draconian cuts to the snap and food stamp programs that are no longer in here. there were onerous incentives to get people off of food stamps that are in longer in here. for people saying people will be cut as a result of this, that's not up. if they put $20 towards the heating assistance for the low-income folks that need that, they don't get a reduced benefit. yes, it's a reduced benefit. they

mr. peterson, each will control 30 minutes. r what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, is the gentleman from minnesota opposed to the conference report? the speaker pro tempore: is the gentleman from minnesota opposed o the conference report? pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 -- pursuant to clause 8 of rule 22rk the gentleman from oklahoma, the gentleman from minnesota, and the gentleman from massachusetts will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from oklahoma. mr. lucas: mr. speaker, i yield myself as much time as i might consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lucas: thank you, mr. speaker. my colleagues, this has been a long and seemingly epic journey that the house agriculture committee that is been upon. mr. peterson, myself, our colleagues literally three years -- actually four when you consider the beginning hearings under then chairman peterson, to start this process. we have all discussed the details. we'll discuss the det

mr. peterson: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from california, mr. costa. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for two minutes. mr. costa: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i rise in support of this conference committee report. there are a lot of reasons why, first i'd like to commend the chairman and the ranking members of both the house and the senate ag committees and my fellow conferees and the staff for all the hard work that went into reaching this agreement. while this is not a perfect bill, there never is, this agreement is a result of more than four years' of bipartisan negotiations. two marathon committee meeting markups, multiple floor debates. this bill almost reminds me of the movie "groundhog day" because it seems to come back and back again. for my home state of california, the leading agriculture state in the nation, this farm bill is a dramatic investment in many of the specialty crops for research, market production, and the development programs which benefit our vegetable and fruit producers of which we pro

mr. peterson, this is ken bastida. i go back, you know, to the late '80s, early '90s where there were a whole slew of problems with this airport. this is right in the middle of a residential area. it's got streets around it. there have been incidents where aircraft have gone into homes. we're going back a few years, granted. but how has the airport been able to coexist with so many people living around it? well? >> i think the pilot community has been cautious in how they operate out of the airport. >> and by that, what do you mean? >> well, this is not an area that has lots of high risk takers. the people who operate here are cognizant of the fact that we're in the middle of a neighborhood and behave accordingly. >> okay. general aviation airport and a lot of small planes, private own, things like that. just stuck in an area of a lot of homes. is it something that pilots take extra precaution ongoing in and out? >> certainly in my conversations with the pilot community at this location, they do take extra precautions.

mr. peterson went over to the counter to grab the phone and grabbed it and tried to smash it on the sided just a few miles away, he shot his business partner, steven dowdy. peterson's estranged wife says he was having financial problems and was in the middle of a messy divorce. eventually here on tape, you see police closing in, weapons drawn. fletcher, who was losing blood and strength drops the weapon, finally safe. the rampage is over. >> and the attacks took place back in september. if convicted, peterson could face life in prison. >>> new reports just out this morning reveal a government spy agency is eavesdropping on computers. "the new york times" reports nss installed surveillance software in 100,000 computers worldwide. it has allowed the u.s. to keep an eye on chinese army, russia and potential kriber hackers. >>> new jersey governor says people of the state deliver better. he began the state of the state with an apology. >> mistakes were clearly made. as a result, we let down the people who we're entrusted to serve. >> christie vowed to cooperate with several investigations in

mr. peterson: i thank my colleague for -- mr. petri: i thank my colleague for yielding. i rise in support of the bill before us, s. 230, which would authorize the peace corps commemorative foundation to establish a memorial in our nation's capital to honor the formation of the peace corps and the thousands of volunteers who have represented our american ideals to communities around the world for over 50 years. i was honored to have the opportunity to serve in the peace corps in somalia and saw first hnled the contribution that peace corps -- firsthand the contribution that peace corps volunteers make to the communities they serve. the continued selfless and noble service outside our borders remains a testament to the american ideals embodied by the peace corps volunteers i have served with and those who have serving our nation today -- who are serving our nation today. the creation of the peace corps by congress and president john f. kennedy in 1961 marked a fundamental turning point in american foreign policy. the values and ideals of america were put into action to hel

peterson, the word thug, is that code for the "n" word? because that's what mr.common vernacular now when you want to attack somebody. >> sure. you know, i don't think we should equate thug with the "n" word but i do agree with sherman's statements here in this sense. you know, when you think about thug, most people think about criminals, you know, people who don't obey the law, things of that nature, and when we look at our criminal justice system and look at mass incarceration rates, when we look at the prison industrial complex, when we look at stop and frisk, other racial profiling issues, we can see that blackness and black folk, particularly young black men, have been criminalized. and so by extension, using thug in the context within which a lot of people on social media were referring to sherman is in some ways referring to him as the "n" word. remember here, the justin bieber juxtaposition is really smart. bieber has the privilege, both of race and of monetary resources to be able to act out however he's going to act out without necessarily being categor

mr. president, when he visits the towns. there is no other way to visit many places in one day. it's been a privilege for me to work with congressman peterson on this issue. it's the second farm bill we have worked on together. i also want to thank my other congressman, tim walls, for his service on the conference committee. we worked hard to make sure this bill is strong for our country, for our state and for the people of america. farmers, ranchers and world communities in minnesota have been waiting for this farm bill for more than two years. it's a good bill for our state and it's a good bill for the country. it provides the certainty family farmers need to succeed and thrive, and that's why it has the strong support of both the national farmers union and the american farm bureau. that's not to say that everyone got what they want in this bill. some concerns remain about potentially retaliatory actions regarding exports. as a senator from the state that is first in turkey, second in pork and sixth in agriculture exports, i will continue to work with the administration and producers to ensure that our agriculture policies are implemented

mr. peterson: mr. speaker, i'm now pleased to yield one minute to the gentlelady from washington, ms. delbene. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from washington is recognized for one minute. ms. delbene: thank you, mr. speaker. this farm bill is bipartisan legislation that's good for our farmers and families. it's an accomplishment in a will create jobs, help our farmers and preserve access to healthy food. this bill includes unprecedented funding for specialty crops and organic farms. it's no understatement to say that this is the best farm bill yet for specialty crop farmers. i'm proud the farm bill includes $200 million to fund my proposal to expand job training programs for snap recipients to find self-sustaining jobs. make no mistake, no one got everything they wanted. i'm disappointed that nutrition assistance is reduced at a time it's needed high, however it will not reduce snap eligibility for those in need. in addition, the reduction of the dairy stabilization is disappointing. this bill