During a press conference Tuesday morning, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said the continuing resolution (CR) to be considered this week in Congress will have funding in it for struggling farmers and ranchers.

“We can’t do all of it right now but I think what you’ll see reflected in this final package is 10 billion, to start with,” said Johnson. “So help is on the way and I’ve talked in the last 24-48 hours to a number of the leaders in the community who say they are greatly relieved by that.”

“I think this is an important step for Congress,” Johnson added. “I think the people involved understand that and it sends a signal to lenders and creditors that Congress will not abandon our food producers.”

The text of the CR had yet to be released but Johnson said he had hoped for it to be a “very simple, very clean” stop gap funding measure to get us into next year, until the hurricanes hit and they had to include a disaster package. Another addition to the CR is reported to be a provision allowing the sale of 15% ethanol fuel (E15) year-round nationwide.

Listen to Rep. Mike Johnson’s comments on the CR Tuesday morning.