This is two hours and 15 minutes. The joint hearing of the subcommittee and Risk Management and livestock and aquaculture entitled to review the implementation of the federal farm Disaster Relief will come to order. Thank you and welcome to the joint hearing subcommittees of the general farm commodities Risk Management and livestock and foreign agriculture is a. Im pleased to be joined by my colleague as well as my esteemed Ranking Member into the chairman and fellow Ranking Member mike conaway the first hearing comes at a very important time for farmers. Usda and in particular the Conservation Mission area in Farm Service Agency is in the middle of a huge job. Currently at the helm of three efforts to address the needs of farmers, ranchers and the communities in the country. The Market Facilitation Program which is meant to assist the farmers most directly harmed by the trade war and the expanded wildfires overcame Indemnity Program which will aid in the recovery from the natural disa
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
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 you to everyone for attending. This morning is going to be a twopart hearing. Today was on the farm bill, the products title. On thursday will take on title v. The credit title in title 11 the Crop Insurance title. February the full committee the full Senate Committee heard from usda officials their family views of Risk Management and credit. Today we have the opportunity to hear directly from farmers, producers, stakeholder groups that work with farm Safety Net Programs every day. Hearing fro
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The clerk mr. Schumer, no. The clerk mr. Rubio, aye. Mr. Warner, no. The clerk mr. Braun, aye. Mr. Rounds, aye. The clerk mr. Vance, aye. The clerk ms. Klobuchar, no. Mr. Scott of florida, aye. Mrs. Britt, aye. Mr. Budd, aye. The clerk mr. Tillis, aye. The clerk mr. Manchin, aye. Mr. Hawley, aye. Mr. Young, aye. Ms. Ernst, aye. The clerk ■mr. Romney, aye. The clerk mr. Johnson, aye. Mr. Lujan, no. The clerk mr. Manchin, no. The clerk mr. Blumenthal, no. The clerk mr. Sanders, no. Vote the clerk mr. Mcconnell, aye. The clerk mr. Hickenlooper, no. The presiding officer have all senators voted . Does any senator wish to change his or her vote . If not, the yeas are 47. The nays are 51. The amendment is not agreed to. Mr. Kennedy madam president. The presiding officer the junior senator from louisiana. Mr. Kennedy madam president , i ask unanimous consent that there be up to six minutes of debate equally divided prior to the scheduled roll call vote. The presiding officer without objecti