[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15308]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           PASS THE FARM BILL

  (Mr. COSTA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, it's time to get to work. When Congress 
recessed for the election, we left much undone, including the farm 
bill, which is critical to the economy of my district and to our 
country.
  Just this weekend, The Fresno Bee got it right when they wrote:

       There are some in Congress who suggest delaying the farm 
     bill until after new Members begin serving in January. That's 
     the easy way out, but it does not serve the interests of the 
     Nation's farmers.

  It also doesn't serve the families in need and children who depend 
upon the nutrition programs in the farm bill. It's time to get back to 
representing the interests of our constituents, not partisan politics. 
Dairymen are having a tough time in California. Our farmers need 
certainty, and only a 5-year farm bill can provide that. Both versions 
of the farm bill also save billions of dollars.
  We have bipartisan agreement on this bill. We need to pass this bill 
so that we can go to conference committee to resolve the differences.

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