Farmers, producers, and ranchers in Iowa care deeply about conservation. They are the best stewards of their own land.

It's time we provide rural America the attention it deserves and connect it with the rest of the country and the world.

We have a developing drought which is at really the worst time going to send a message to the market to draw down herd size.

I firmly believe that the healthiest, most resilient environment and economy are ones that scientifically balance both the needs of the land with the needs of the people living connected to the land.

Rural communities cannot continue to be left behind--their voices matter, their stories are important.

As Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, I enjoy working closely with both of you on our mutual goals of conserving the environment and ensuring the prosperity of rural America.

I believe one of the greatest threats facing our producers and their livelihoods are extreme and unscientific environmental policies, like the Green New Deal and Waters of the United States (WOTUS), which target the agriculture industry.

Studies show planting and restoring one trillion trees globally would sequester 205 gigatons of carbon.

The 2018 Farm Bill was the greenest farm bill in history.

I am committed to working with you to advance meaningful, bipartisan conservation and forestry legislation.

In closing, Madam Speaker, again, I urge adoption of H.R. 49, and I yield back the balance of my time.

The trust in this nation is completely broken. We are at a very low point in our history.

It's just, frankly, insulting, it's beneath them, it's undignified, and it's just reckless.

We have to be able to call a thing the thing. We have to be able to say what is actually true.

I recently toured my district to meet members of the community nominated by their fellow residents who served their fellow citizens extraordinarily during the pandemic. During my tour, I had the honor of meeting Mena Police Chief Tommy…

In closing, I support this bipartisan bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I urge support of this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Ossoff). Without objection, it is so ordered.