Programs. This joint hearing of the Sub Committees on general fund communities, Risk Management, livestock reviewing the implementation of federal farm and Disaster Relief comes to order. Thank you and welcome to this joint hearing of the subcommittees on general farm commodities and Risk Management and livestock and foreign agriculture. Im pleased to be joined by my colleague and fellow chairman as well as my Ranking Member and the livestock Foreign Affairs Ranking Member. Welcome also to our chairman and my fellow texan Ranking Member. This first joint hearing comes at a very important time for farmers. Usda and in particular the Food Production and conservation missionary in the Farm Service Agency is in the middle of a huge job. F packed and fsa are currently at the home of three critical separate efforts to address the needs of farmers, ranchers in Rural Communities in our country. The Market Facilitation Program which is meant to assist those farmers most harmed by the administra
Hearing. And topics are farm bill, and trade relations with china and the status of the disaster aid programs. This is about 2 15. This joint hearing of the subcommittees on the general farm commodities and Risk Management and livestock and foreign agriculture in order to review the title of Disaster Relief will come to order. Thank you. And thank you for coming to the joint committee on farm commodities and risk committees and farm agriculture. I am pleased to be joined by my chair mr. Acosta and the esteemed Ranking Member mr. Thompson and mr. Rouser. Welcome to the chairman Collin Peterson and my texas Ranking Member mike conaway. This is coming at a important time for farmers. The usda and the food conservation area, and the farm agency is in the middle of a huge job. The fpac and other needs of farmers and ranchers and Rural Communities that is meant to assist the farmer most harmed by the administrations trade war and the expanded wildfire and Indemnity Program or w. H. I. P. Plu
Well see about that. We may hear from the president when he heads from the white house to palm beach for the weekend. This morning, a fresh reminder multiple investigations continue on capitol hill independent of the fact that the white house is resisting all of them. No fewer than three House Committee chairs are accusing the white house of flouting the constitution by refusing to turn over documents related to the president s private talks with Vladimir Putin. Another house panel is demanding information on ivanka trump and Jared Kushners use of private texts and emails for government business. Joe johns is at the white house. Whats the mood there with filing from the mueller team potentially and i stress potentially imminent. Poppy, im sure this will surprise you. It depends on who you talk to at this point. Cnns jim acosta talked to people at the white house who said they see it as a pivotal moment. They see it also as clearing the decks for them. That would be true only if you ass
over a million dollars lost. reporter: the nebraska department of agriculture estimates losses of up to a billion. here in iowa, preliminary damage is estimated at 150 million and it is expected to rise dramatically. these are the people that feed america. without these people, america is going to suffer. the whole economy is going to suffer. boy, is it a mess. reporter: standing on the edge of his family farm, his corn fields are now lakes. that s just more money straight out of my pocket. i need to be able to farm this ground. i need to be able to do my job. we are passionate about what we do. reporter: just across the street is leo edelman s sixth generation farm. what should we be seeing right now? a farm field. reporter: what does this mean for your season? i m very sorry, but i want to take you to washington where the president just spoke moments ago to reporters on the south