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U.S. Senator Chambliss serves as the Ranking Republican Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry. During the 109th Congress, Chambliss served as Chairman of that committee and, according to the Congressional Research Service, is the only senator since 1947 to have chaired a full standing Senate Committee after serving in the Senate for just two years.
In Georgia, agriculture supports one in every six jobs, an ever-present reminder in Chambliss’ long time championing of national and home state farming concerns. Long before his election to Congress, Chambliss specialized in representing farmers’ legal interests in South Georgia. During his four terms in the House, Chambliss was instrumental in drafting two farm bills and reforming the federal crop insurance program through his chairmanship of the Agriculture’s Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
America’s producers provide a food supply that is safe, reliable, abundant and affordable. Farmers and ranchers take on the challenges unique to agricultural production – weather extremes that directly impact the sucess or failure of their crops and livestock, for instance – for the opportunities of rural life.
The federal government’s policy in support of agricultural production is commonly refered to as the “farm bill.” This multi-year legislation written by the Agriculture Committees of the Senate and the House largely encompasses nutrition and feeding programs for the needy, promotion of American food and textiles in international markets, rural development, research into production of crops, and – most notably in the 2002 Farm Bill – an historic increase in conservation programs.
The real work of agriculture begins each early morning and late into evening on farms and ranches around the country, where crops are grown, livestock and poultry are raised, and fiber crops such as cotton are harvested and prepared for what will become your next meal, or your new shirt or jeans. And that is a remarkable story, the story of food and fiber.
