the work that is taking place down there is really admirable.
It is agriculture that must lead this nation's efforts in climate change.
Make no mistake, climate change poses a threat to our rural communities, and to the production of food, fuel, and fiber.
I want to ensure that our farm bill programs support producers, particularly historically underserved and beginning farm...
One of the many lessons of this terrible genocide in the Ukraine is looking at how vulnerable food security can be.
The urgency of the climate crisis must be met with effective answers.
I hold out hope that we can develop a fruitful, consistent partnership with USDA that best serves our rural communities.
increasing energy efficiency and producing more renewable energy right here at home should continue to be a goal.
I thought Canada's proposal fell woefully short.
Our partnership falters when the Department acts unilaterally and ignores the concerns of Members of this Committee.
we want agriculture to be at the tip of the spear.
We share the responsibility for governing and addressing the needs of rural America, and we can only meet that obligatio...
Thank you to the Honorable David Scott and Glenn ``G.T.'' Thompson for holding this important hearing.
I am also for allowing farming to remain a viable way of life.
I can assure you that the Food for Peace Program, both as authorized and as implemented, at its core is using U.S.-sourc...
We should be talking in this Committee about what we can do and what that is going to look like a year from now for the ...
Increasing energy efficiency, and producing more renewable energy here at home should continue to be a goal.
The disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic opened many Americans' eyes to the importance of reliable food production.
