we know that today under tfap, we have all seen in our states and probably each of us has met somebody who used to give food or money and their time to food banks and now are maybe still volunteering there but still asking for food from those banks we know what kind of pressure they're under that's what the chair and senator roberts and others did on the whole issue of tfap in increasing that. that made such an important difference. we need to do more to address the incredible ongoing needs that food banks that each of our states are trying to meet. the amendment is pretty sample, it grants a secretary the ability to not just consider commodity prices and purchase and distribution decisions but also to take into account current need in those communities in those states. so it just gives the secretary mor flexibility, which i know secretary johan, when he was there, dealing with those issues, how flexibility matters to them and gives to the secretary that flexibility in making these decisions on tfap. and as i said senator gillibrand, senator casey and senator lehey are responsers of th

. >> this is on the tfap program. >> this is on the nutrition amendment and i would ask that we accept to the casey amendment number five and thanks you for working together to work this out. so we have the modification. is there any objection? if not we'll just accept the amendment. senator joha in. ns. i think they're still talking about that issue, if t i'm not mistaken. >> i think -- your staff just agreed to this language? >> i don't think so. i think they're still working on it. >> okay. then we'll delay it. >> we'll put it aside and come back to it. >> thank you very much. not other than the -- if there are no further amendments, we will hold the title open for the one amendment that is being worked on. if that can be worked out and we will proceed to title 11, crop insurance. and let me just say at the beginning, we have every hearing, every meeting we have had with farmers we have heard loudly and clearly that crop insurance is the post important tool for risk management and i'm very proud of the fact that this bill strengthens and improves coverage for all commodities. unders