The decisions the FDA makes, whether approving a medical device or approving a new drug, must be guided by science and data, not by political pressure.

The budget request for United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is ambitious, and it includes significant increases across the board.

Well, that is not my understanding. I would be happy to send something into the record.

Much of the written testimony for this hearing focuses on the financial risks and stranded assets.

Democrats believe in putting people over politics. Last Congress, Democrats tackled climate change and brought down energy costs for the American people. Those investments in the Inflation Reduction Act have already spurred investments in…

Unless we decouple, unless we figure out ways in which we can encourage reinvestment back in these facilities, and continue to provide housing that is affordable for folks, we are going to have a serious problem in communities.

I support policies that ensure the integrity of our elections.

I certainly hope that everyone else will catch up with what we can be doing in that space.

Moving forward, Tribes should be exempt from GPRA reporting requirements, so more resources can go directly to services instead of being redirected to data collection, data entry, and data reporting.

This is my first hearing as chairman of this subcommittee, and I am looking forward to a good discussion on the fiscal year 2024 Budget Request for the Department of Agriculture.

I understand that Starbucks has a widespread pattern of reducing worker hours in stores that have unionized.

More than 500 family in New Mexico alone, and 65,000 families across the Nation, could lose access to affordable housing over the next 10 years.

I would like to highlight for the witnesses and for my fellow Committee members, another type of stranded risk.

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is an issue of particular importance to both the Ranking Member and myself.

the importance of Federal partnerships and investments.

The National Labor Relations Board requires an employer and the union to bargain in good faith about wages, hours, and other terms of employment until they agree on a labor contract, not after.

So I am looking for how that information was gathered.

We should all be concerned because the nature of the epidemic is changing significantly from just the prescription misuse to now cartels driving fentanyl.