[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8345]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     TRUMP BUDGET AND RURAL AMERICA

  (Mrs. BUSTOS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. BUSTOS. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, President Trump released his 
budget. And what he has shown is that rural America is just about at 
the bottom of his list.
  His budget is a killer for the Department of Agriculture. The cuts to 
the rural development program would mean fewer jobs in small towns that 
are already struggling.
  While he promised to ``end the war on the family farmer,'' President 
Trump slashes funding for the crop insurance program. And in Peoria, 
his budget would even close the Nation's largest agricultural research 
lab, a place for ag innovation that is part of the solution for renewed 
ag economy.
  Time and time again, President Trump made a great big promise spelled 
out on his red ball cap. Now I am left wondering how a budget that 
would devastate Main Street and our family farmers would make anything 
great again.
  Mr. President, middle America is not just flyover country. We value 
those who look us in the eye, tell us the truth, and then do what they 
say they are going to do.
  So, President Trump, I ask you: Does your budget live up to what you 
spelled out on your ball cap?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to direct their remarks 
to the Chair.

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