King Questions Holder: "Have you Identified Even One?"

Washington, DC – Congressman Steve King released the following excerpt from his questioning of US Attorney General Eric Holder regarding Pigford and other settlements of discrimination claims brought by minority and female farmers against the USDA. The hearing took place in the House Judiciary Committee today.

To watch Congressman King question Attorney General Holder, click here.

"What about the surplus funds that remain [in the Keepseagle, Native American discrimination settlement]... about 400-plus million dollars? ...Wouldn't it bring to your attention that if you can't find a place to put the money, maybe there wasn't the level of discrimination to the level that was originally claimed, if there aren't enough claimants?"

"... Are you aware of a single perpetrator of discrimination -- they all would have had to been under the payroll of the USDA -- have you investigated to identify a single perpetrator of discrimination against minorities or female farmers...have you identified even one?"

"...Perpetrators of 4.4 or more billion dollars worth of discrimination: Aren't they still out there? Shouldn't they be dealt with? Shouldn't there be a means to try to identify the individuals that would allegedly commit that kind of discrimination?"