Washington, April 24 -- Representative Mark Harris issued the following press release:
This week, Congressman Mark Harris (NC-08) introduced the Equal Treatment for Farmers Act, legislation restoring equal treatment under the law in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs. The Washington Examiner covered (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/4535104/mark-harris-bill-strike-dei-language-usda-programs/) the legislation. Read below:
"A new House Republican bill would strip back language from federal law that gives enhanced benefits or priority consideration to certain farmers in Department of Agriculture programs based on race or gender.
"Rep. Mark Harris (R-NC), a freshman member of the House Agriculture Committee, is intr...