Lance Watson

Farm Bill Update📣 "The House's passage of the Farm Bill is an important step forward for agriculture and rural communities across the country. Florida Farm Bureau is grateful for our members who made their Voices heard and to those in the Florida delegation for delivering a bill that reflects the needs of America's farmers and ranchers. We urge the Senate to move quickly to get the legislation across the finish line," said Florida Farm Bureau Federation President Jeb S. Smith. The Farm Bill’s impact extends well beyond the farm by protecting our nation’s food supply and advancing conservation and innovation through agricultural research.

Today’s Supreme Court decision effectively guts a key pillar of the Voting Rights Act, freeing state legislatures to gerrymander legislative districts to systematically dilute and weaken the voting power of racial minorities - so long as they do it under the guise of “partisanship” rather than explicit “racial bias.” And it serves as just one more example of how a majority of the current Court seems intent on abandoning its vital role in ensuring equal participation in our democracy and protecting the rights of minority groups against majority overreach. The good news is that such setbacks can be overcome. But that will only happen if citizens across the country who cherish our democratic ideals continue to mobilize and vote in record numbers - not just in the upcoming midterms or in high profile races, but in every election and every level.