Congressman Gray also introduced an additional amendment that the House Rules Committee voted not to include. The amendment, if adopted by the full House, would have provided $5 billion dollars in much needed economic assistance to our nation’s Specialty Crop growers.
I will provide $5 billion in economic assistance to the nation's Specialty Crop growers.
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Evidence
House Rules Committee voted not to include the amendment; it would have provided $5 billion in economic assistance.
USDA will issue $1.625 billion in payments to eligible specialty crop producers.
Assessments
Gray appears to have pushed a concrete $5 billion specialty-crop assistance amendment, but it was not included in House action, so the exact promise was not fulfilled. A later federal specialty-crop assistance program did launch, but at $1.625 billion, which is materially below the promised amount, so this is partial credit rather than full delivery.