WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Sen. Adam Schiff issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Adam Schiff is introducing six new pieces of legislation aimed at expanding support and market access for specialty crop farmers and leveling the playing field for California growers in the upcoming Farm Bill.
Senator Schiff is the first Senator from California to serve on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry in over 30 years. These bills are inspired by trips Schiff made to farms across California over the past 18 months, where he heard about struggles related to tariffs and trade wars, input costs, and lack of parity in federal support compared to other states' agricultural industries.
Schiff is introducing the legislative p...