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Mr. Speaker, I rise today with Mr. Newhouse and my colleagues to discuss the catastrophic drought situation facing the Western United States. In my home State of Arkansas, we usually have plenty of water throughout all four seasons, but…
Today we welcome former Congresswoman Torres Small, the administration's nominee for Under Secretary of Rural Development, and Robert Bonnie, nominated to lead the Farm Production and Conservation, or FPAC, mission area.
Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 202, nays 218, not…
I am concerned that the Department has announced inflation-adjusted CRP soil rental rates.
Madam Speaker, I have a motion to recommit at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Womack of Arkansas moves to recommit the bill H.R. 4346 to the Committee on…
Mr. Bonnie's prior service and work in the private sector should be helpful if he is confirmed as FPAC Under Secretary.
Mr. Speaker, I offer this motion to recommit for one simple reason: so our defenders, the National Guard and the Capitol Police, can have the funding they need to continue protecting Americans day in and day out. This motion does what…
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to include the text of the amendment in the Record immediately prior to the vote on the motion to recommit. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Blumenauer). Is there objection to the request of the gentleman…
Her knowledge will prove valuable as the Under Secretary for Rural Development, as it oversees three agencies: the Rural Utility Service, the Rural Housing Service, and the Rural Business Cooperative Service.
What we do not want to do is have producers sign up and then, with subsequent lawsuits, all of this, you know, being thrown up in the air.
Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Fortenberry), the ranking member on the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies.
Madam Speaker, it is a great pleasure to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Pence) from Columbus, Indiana, and a respected member of the Energy and Commerce Committee.
Madam Speaker, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Colorado (Mrs. Boebert), a freshman from Silt, Colorado.
Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Foxx), who is all the way from Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina, the ranking member on the Education and Labor Committee.
Madam Speaker, may I inquire how much time remains on both sides. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Arkansas has 4\3/4\ minutes remaining. The gentlewoman from Connecticut has 4\1/2\ minutes remaining.
Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I will just take the remaining few seconds of my time just to say this. As an appropriator, I am not a big fan of how all of this is being choreographed and…
Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Good), who is a member of the Budget and Education and Labor Committees.
Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).