[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 15664-15665]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               FARM BILL

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                            HON. TED S. YOHO

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 10, 2013

  Mr. YOHO. Mr. Speaker, farmers and ranchers all over this country 
need certainty. Each year, farmers put their property on the line in 
order to feed our nation and the rest of the world.
  Agriculture is a unique enterprise, affected by both market and 
weather conditions. That is why we need to pass a 5 year farm bill and 
we need to pass it before the year is out.

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  I represent the 3rd district of Florida, with thousands of acres of 
farmland with millions worth of production each year. This farm bill 
will ensure that those farmers can continue to produce the safest, most 
affordable food source in the world.
  Let us not forget that a nation is not truly a nation unless it has a 
secure and abundant food supply--that has been the reason for the 
existence of the farm bill since the 1930s and it is still the reason 
we need a farm bill today.
  I urge all my colleagues in the House and the Senate to begin a 
conference so that American farmers and ranchers have the security they 
need for the next 5 years.

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