House Agriculture chairman Michael Conaway endorsed Donald Trump for president, reports the website yourbasin.com in Conaway’s district in Texas. The website quoted Conaway as saying, “As chairman of the House agricultural committee I feel like I have a duty to try and work with Mr. Trump in developing his agricultural policy which so far as not been particularly vetted in any of the debates … I look forward to working with Mr. Trump and trying to get him elected.”
Trump is best known for his proposal to deport all undocumented workers. Agricultural groups have backed immigration reform as a way to assure a stable and legal workforce. More than half of farmworkers are believed to be undocumented.
Conaway told reporters the Trump campaign has not responded yet to his offer of help but he expects an affirmative answer, said Agri-Pulse. Conaway said Trump will want to address the food stamp program: “They’ll need policies on that so I’m presuming they’ll want to craft one. If they do, I want to make sure they know that our team stands ready to try to make that work.”
The Trump campaign announced backing from three other House committee chairs on Thursday, adding to three previous endorsements by committee leaders.