[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11267]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               FARM BILL

  (Mr. BERG asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BERG. Madam Speaker, last night the House Agriculture Committee 
finished its work on the farm bill, late last night, and I applaud 
Chairman Lucas and Ranking Member Peterson for their work. I rise today 
to call for full consideration of the farm bill before the House.
  Agriculture is the backbone of North Dakota, and North Dakota farmers 
and ranchers deserve the stability and certainty that a long-term 
reauthorized farm bill would provide.
  With the farm bill passing through committee with bipartisan support, 
including strong crop insurance, now is the time for the full House to 
act on it. I urge my colleagues to join with me and work together to 
get this bipartisan farm bill passed.

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