North Carolina Congressman Mark Harris is throwing his weight behind a new effort to ensure that federal agricultural programs treat every farmer equally, regardless of background or identity.
According to Just The News, Harris is championing the Equal Treatment for Farmers Act, legislation designed to restore what many see as a basic constitutional principle: equal protection under the law in all U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs. The measure comes in response to recent federal initiatives that critics say have injected identity politics into agriculture, favoring certain groups over others instead of focusing on merit, productivity, and need.
Farmers and ranchers...they come in all shapes and sizes and all colors And I just think that when we start thinking about the federal programswe need to make sure that it's a level playing field for everybody," Harris told Amanda Head, underscoring his view that Washington should not be in the business of picking winners and losers based on race or other demographic factors. He emphasized that the Equal Treatment for Farmers Act is about fairness, not favoritism, and about reaffirming that every producer who works the land deserves the same access to federal support.
For conservatives who have long warned against the spread of race-based preferences and bureaucratic social engineering, the bill represents a pushback against what they see as ideological overreach inside the USDA. Harriss stance signals that the fight over equal treatment in agriculture is far from over, and that many in Congress remain determined to defend a truly level playing field for everybody in rural America.
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