Farmer: ‘I Don’t Think It’s Right’ That COVID Relief Bill Only Helps Minority Farmers

KILMEADE So what this ░░░░░░░░ package has it includes ░░░░░░░░ estimated 4 billion to ░░░░░░░░ up to 120 black ░░░░░░░░ Asian or Native American ░░░░░░░░ outstanding debt as of ░░░░░░░░ 1st So right here ░░░░░░░░ guess it s a ░░░░░░░░ of reparations Were in ░░░░░░░░ estimation minority farmers being ░░░░░░░░ against KAY Yes Well ░░░░░░░░ m not a racist ░░░░░░░░ to start off with ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ s I worked all ░░░░░░░░ life and worked very ░░░░░░░░ to get where I ░░░░░░░░ at and I didn ░░░░░░░░ get no breaks like ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ they should get breaks ░░░░░░░░ that Not saying they ░░░░░░░░ t deserve it no ░░░░░░░░ just to wipe out ░░░░░░░░ debt you re debt ░░░░░░░░ that s not right ░░░░░░░░ You have debt KAY ░░░░░░░░ what KILMEADE Do you ░░░░░░░░ debt to run your ░░░░░░░░ Do you have to ░░░░░░░░ your business in debt ░░░░░░░░ No no I m ░░░░░░░░ in debt So thank ░░░░░░░░ I worked myself out ░░░░░░░░ debt So I think ░░░░░░░░ should work themselves out ░░░░░░░░ debt They make people ░░░░░░░░ what they re doing ░░░░░░░░ And they don t ░░░░░░░░ to just do you ░░░░░░░░ they targeted just the ░░░░░░░░ and I don t ░░░░░░░░ it s right I ░░░░░░░░ t think they should ░░░░░░░░ away with their debts ░░░░░░░░ mean I m not ░░░░░░░░ they need to take ░░░░░░░░ farms away from them ░░░░░░░░ no means but just ░░░░░░░░ t do away with ░░░░░░░░ debt KILMEADE Yeah the ░░░░░░░░ justice element KAY Help ░░░░░░░░ Help them KILMEADE Yeah ░░░░░░░░ racial justice element of ░░░░░░░░ bill was spearheaded by ░░░░░░░░ Georgia Democrat Raphael Warnock ░░░░░░░░ than 2 of U ░░░░░░░░ Farms were run by ░░░░░░░░ Americans as of 2017 ░░░░░░░░ that about the ratio ░░░░░░░░ see when you have ░░░░░░░░ meetings or get together ░░░░░░░░ associations KAY Yes probably ░░░░░░░░ our area there s ░░░░░░░░ our little pocket up ░░░░░░░░ in north Georgia there ░░░░░░░░ no black farmers There ░░░░░░░░ to be and they ░░░░░░░░ treated just like we ░░░░░░░░ but they one and ░░░░░░░░ it passed away and ░░░░░░░░ kids didn t want ░░░░░░░░ do it So it ░░░░░░░░ they re not in ░░░░░░░░ area but there are ░░░░░░░░ about 2 farmers black ░░░░░░░░ in America KILMEADE Well ░░░░░░░░ appreciate the hard work ░░░░░░░░ do you feed the ░░░░░░░░ and we appreciate it ░░░░░░░░ Kay Georgia farmer owner ░░░░░░░░ Kay Farms not getting ░░░░░░░░ from the rescue package ░░░░░░░░ of the color of ░░░░░░░░ skin That s a ░░░░░░░░ provision Thank you so ░░░░░░░░