I look forward to starting that process with our Members and with you, Mr. Secretary.
This is one of those issues that is, truly, of a bipartisan concern.
In terms of what Congress can do, obviously one thing you can do is to have a budget.
I got to admit, I think that is happy talk. That is happy talk.
In May 2021, I led 49 other Democratic Members of Congress in signing a letter calling for USDA to dedicate $300 million...
Customized assistance to these operations is needed now to help them identify opportunities to diversify products and ma...
We applaud this announcement as a critical step in helping marginalized producers and entrepreneurs better access USDA p...
Climate change creates an opportunity for us.
Unfortunately for consumers and rural communities, the biofuels industry recently lost a court case which re-established...
I will certainly continue to be an advocate for U.S. farmers and ranchers and maximizing the health and profitability of...
Well thank you, and I look forward to working with you.
I just think that we think that the USDA needs to take a lead in developing a regulatory framework for animal biotechnol...
Even last fall, Representative Plaskett and I sent a bipartisan letter that was signed by 37 Members of the Committee.
I am asking you what the current status is and how soon we think we can get that kind of support to our pork producers.
I think it is going to be important for us as we look forward to try to develop what is called a circular economy, in wh...
One of the ways of making it more resilient is to create local and regional opportunities.
We at USDA are focused on trying to insert and encourage that type of circular economy to be more prevalent in rural are...
The U.S. Federal Government has much to learn from the indigenous peoples of this land.
