Delgado Amends House Defense Legislation to Include Provisions to Assist Small Farmers

Mister Speaker, I rise today to thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for voting to include my amendment to the D BA which will allow our arm services to aid small farmers across the country Two weeks ago the US released their Congressional district specific data for the ad senses and reported that in my district, New York's nineteenth Congressional District 90 - six percent of the farms. There are small family farms during our most recent in district work period. I visited small farms, small farms back home in Rensselaer and Montgomery counties and learn more With organizations to help veterans gain the skills needed to transition to jobs in agriculture today the House passed my amendment which requires report from certain defense agencies our programs, policies and practices relating to small farms farms owned by new and beginning farmers veteran farmers and minority farmers in order to better understand how much the armed forces are working with small farms to supply commissaries and feed service members with this data And defense agencies can work together to expand opportunity for our small family farmers I think my colleagues for standing with me on this very important issue A youth band song