Democracy doesnt just this. Looks like this. Americans consume democracy at work and citizens are truly enforce public thrive. Get informed, straight from the slopes. Unfiltered, unbiased word for word. The nations capitol to wherever you are to get the opinion that matters the most is your own. This is what democracy looks like. Cspan powered by cable. Next groups representing farmers testify on Crop Insurance and other federal Safety Net Programs also discuss changes they would like to see in federal farm offering this is about three hours. Good morning. The subcommittee on commodities, Risk Management and trade will come to order. Welcome to all of our witnesses. Senator hyde smith thank you to you and your staff working together with us to organize this hearing today. Chair stabenow and i believe Ranking Member boozman will be with us shortly but it would to thank them for joining us many thanks to the full Committee Staff for all of your help and support with this hearing. Thank y
The subcommittee will come to order, we will now resume with our second page, our witnesses for the second panel, i have to put my glasses on, sorry about that. Dr. Debra pat, texas oncology. Dr. Fer, youre recognized for 5 minutes for your opening. Rural clinic and rural hospital and medical director of the local nursing home. As president elect of the Family Physicians im honored to be here today representing 129,600 physicians and student members of the afp. I went into medicine 35 years ago as National Health Service Scholar to serve an underserved community. I went there, paid my deuce, did my time and i did what the program meant to do. I stayed there and continue today serve that community. Ive stayed therefore ever since. My training has allowed me to develop longterm relationships with my patients and deliver patient centered primary care. Were not called Family Medicine physicians just because we treat the whole family. We are called Family Medicine physicians because our pat
The subcommittee will come to order, we will now resume with our second page, our witnesses for the second panel, i have to put my glasses on, sorry about that. Dr. Debra pat, texas oncology. Dr. Fer, youre recognized for 5 minutes for your opening. Scholar to serve an underserved community. I went there, paid my deuce, did my time and i did what the program meant to do. I stayed there and continue today serve that community. Ive stayed therefore ever since. My training has allowed me to develop longterm relationships with my patients and deliver patient centered primary care. Were not called Family Medicine physicians just because we treat the whole family. We are called Family Medicine physicians because our patients are part of our extended family. Being a rural family physician is incredibly rewarding but in the last several years its gotten much more difficult. My patients have more chronic medical problems that require complex ongoing care management, more and more they are looki
The subcommittee will come to order, we will now resume with our second page, our witnesses for the second panel, i have to put my glasses on, sorry about that. Dr. Debra pat, texas oncology. Dr. Fer, youre recognized for 5 minutes for your opening. Im cofounder of the Medical Clinic of jackson which is a rural clinic and rural hospital and medical director of the local nursing home. As president elect of the Family Physicians im honored to be here today representing 129,600 physicians and student members of the afp. I went into medicine 35 years ago as National Health Service Scholar to serve an underserved community. I went there, paid my deuce, did my time and i did what the program meant to do. I stayed there and continue today serve that community. Ive stayed therefore ever since. My training has allowed me to develop longterm relationships with my patients and deliver patient centered primary care. Were not called Family Medicine physicians just because we treat the whole family.
The subcommittee will come to order, we will now resume with our second page, our witnesses for the second panel, i have to put my glasses on, sorry about that. Dr. Debra pat, texas oncology. Dr. Fer, youre recognized for 5 minutes for your opening. Program meant to do. I stayed there and continue today serve that community. Ive stayed therefore ever since. My training has allowed me to develop longterm relationships with my patients and deliver patient centered primary care. Were not called Family Medicine physicians just because we treat the whole family. We are called Family Medicine physicians because our patients are part of our extended family. Being a rural family physician is incredibly rewarding but in the last several years its gotten much more difficult. My patients have more chronic medical problems that require complex ongoing care management, more and more they are looking to our practice to help with the depression and anxiety, Meeting Basic Needs and navigating increasi