the ability to maintain those funding levels is going to be critical if we are going to be able to produce a reauthorization of the Farm Bill

I appreciate the leadership of Chairman Frelinghuysen at the full committee and Chairwoman Granger at the Defense Subcommittee on this bill. Providing for the common defense of our Nation is one of the most fundamental duties of Congress…

Your input will be critical as we go forward and we fund the work of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

the Circuit Rider Program is very important.

Please describe why the DSB thinks it is important to truly flex all of the muscles needed to build nuclear weapons from scratch?

In short, 'nuclear' still matters, nuclear is in a class of its own, and nuclear cannot be wished away.

In joint support operations, they have eradicated 13 million marijuana plants. They have seized tons of marijuana, illegal weapons, and so forth, all to the tune of $25 billion.

The DSB report indicates that U.S. nuclear force planning must do a better job anticipating threats and be ready to respond to them.

I want to encourage you to talk with the White House people, especially OMB, and see if we can negotiate a number.

But the proposed budget for State and foreign operations has rather draconian cuts.

My area was ground zero 14 years ago at the outset of an OxyContin rage that raged across the country.

If North Korea fails to curb the program and the President were to decide to strike, my question is, are we assembling the resources that we need to cripple the North Korean military in the first 72 hours?

we look forward to working with you, as we move forward in the process

We appreciate the work that you do with Farm Credit Administration and your service there.

I want to follow up on a question that my colleague, Mr. Ryan, had asked.

I would express my support for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative that I strongly believe needs continued funding.

Thank you, and thank you, Mr. Young, for asking that question.

As Chair of the Subcommittee on Nutrition, I would just ask for your continued support for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.