House Ag CommitteeVerified account

"Our farmers have long recognized the importance of healthy soils, sustainable farming practices & the quality of our waterways." -Redding

"Maintaining successful, sustainable working agricultural lands is essential for protecting and restoring the Chesapeake Bay." -Weller

"Organizations are studying the rebound of the Bay ecosystem made possible by a variety of sectors, including agriculture." -Weller

"American farmers are the best in the world and we all share their desire to establish and expand markets."-Claver-Carone

"In most of the world, trade means dealing with privately-owned or operated corporations. That's not the case in Cuba." - Claver-Carone

"For every $73,600 in U.S. ag exports to Cuba, 1 job is created in the U.S. along with another $170,000 in economic activity." -Ribera

"Cuba has the potential to become a major market for U.S. agricultural exports and to develop into a market that is quite diverse." –Ribera

"Expanding markets will help us further realize the world-leading production capabilities of U.S. farmers and ranchers." -Lowe

"Cuba depends on agriculture imports to feed its people. Imports account between 60-80% of a Cuban’s daily caloric consumption." -Gibson

"A well-developed global marketplace provides for a trading environment that meets the needs of all stakeholders." –Gibson

"Prior to the U.S. embargo on Cuba, annual rice shipments from the U.S. reached a quarter of a million metric tons." –Isbell

"Cuba imports nearly 600,000 tons of rice per year, and yet none originates in Arkansas, or anywhere in the U.S. for that matter." –Isbell

"Here in the U.S., rice is grown on more than three million acres." -Mark Isbell