Can you commit to pushing for more renewable energy development and facilitating and expanding the opportunities?

I am concerned that we are not banking enough funds to save for future large-scale projects.

Congratulations on that. This subcommittee funded the $126 million needed to restore the dome and the rotunda to its former glory.

I would imagine that the devil would be in the details: Who do you contribute to? How is it insulated from your concerns?

Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairwoman of the Subcommittee on The Middle East and North Africa and chairwoman emeritus of the full committee, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, for her leadership on this issue. I also thank Ted Deutch, who authored this…

As we consider a budget that reflects our interests, our values and our needs, we have to start with responsible planning within our own walls.

We all have pressure about making sure we are doing the right thing for those species, and we are supporting and advocating for our producers and our ranchers and farmers.

I appreciate that. I agree with you that that sort of education and technical assistance needs to be driven back down to the local level and make that available.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I appreciate the panel, and I really appreciate the closing sentiments and your allowance of extra time to talk about the power of learning from our mistakes, not being so risk-adverse, and to taking every opportunity to collaborate and…

This is exactly what I want to hear, although I would encourage you to work with all Federal agencies...

Frankly, as I am preaching to the choir, I am sure farmers and ranchers are the backbone of conservation in America.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thanks to the panel. We really appreciate your level of expertise and participation in these hearings so that we can better navigate, as a Committee, how we support you and support USDA to make a difference.

I really appreciate that, and I am hoping for the same kind of environment on looking at ways to use our agro-ecosystems to capture atmospheric carbon.

opening statement

Ms. Lujan Grisham, as you mentioned with the acequias, I am very happy to point out one of the examples of a project we already have rolling out here is the Acequias De Las Joyas.

Your experience makes a difference, and if there are things that come to you, that is very helpful to us.

I have also heard that some producers may get a grant, so they might be smaller and still manage to get a grant, but because there is no technical assistance components to those grants, it can be very difficult for them to successfully…