I am personally committed to ensure that we pass a farm bill that both supports our farmers and producers, and also protects food security for America's households.

Any cuts to these lifesaving benefits would disproportionately affect the folks who make up the majority of my district, which is Black and Latino Americans.

You can't separate people out based on their ideological beliefs or their positions.

I think we could do things in production agriculture that really would contribute to human health.

I don't use the word work requirements. I use the word job opportunities.

I am very proud to have Title IV, the nutrition title, in the farm bill.

Let me just share with you why I oppose moving from the 49 years of age that we have the work requirements.

We are here to help the disabled. And when you throw in our veterans, who are living in food-insecure households at a rate of 7.4 percent greater than the general population.

We do. But we have a reason for putting it at the age where it is least hurtful for the very people we are trying to help.

All we are asking for is to keep it where it is.

Biden Harris administration has decided to focus on woke policies. Instead of tackling inflation, they've also decided to increase, not decrease, regulations.

I am really glad to hear that AB5 is not going to go nationwide, and the reason is that it is--it was clearly disastrous for the State of California.

I think we have an obligation to do that.

I strongly urge all of my colleagues to support H.R. 2593, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Once again, I urge all my colleagues to support H.R. 2593, a wonderful piece of bipartisan legislation that is going to help our seniors have the kind of financial security that they need going forward. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the…

I, too, am pleased to see that the author of the bill, the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Gottheimer), is here to speak on his very fine piece of legislation that we are all supportive of, in a bipartisan manner, H.R. 2593, and I reserve…

I would just simply urge my colleagues to support H.R. 835, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I strongly urge my colleagues to support H.R. 2793, and I yield back the balance of my time.