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And yet, what is shocking to me is never once have we heard from the Administration, and this is so concerning right now when we are at such a precipice with our country that we are desperately trying to find energy and fuel.

I cannot believe that we are picking and choosing the issues that are a national security concern for every American...

I feel extraordinarily frustrated for our producers because this Committee has had opportunity after opportunity to talk about these issues...

What are our producers supposed to do in the face of input costs that make doing business unreasonable?

Again, the cost of fuel. Has that been addressed? No. There is no feasible plan from this Administration or this Committee to address that.

The fact that this hearing isn't even a review of the farm bill program, as the Majority would have us believe, it is instead a wish list of climate change priorities.

Programs under Title IX of the 2018 Farm Bill have bolstered renewable energy production in the United States.

Iowa's 4th District leads the nation in ethanol and biofuels production.

For years, the agriculture industry has implemented practices that reduce emissions, enrich the soil, and protect our natural resources.

I am proud of our farmers and producers in my district who are leading the way in farming practices that result in productive harvests and clean environment.

I represent an area that is home to producers, and as the lone Republican for the State of Florida on the House Agriculture Committee, this issue is incredibly vital to my state.

Through the Fiscal Year 2022 agriculture appropriations bill, USDA is going to receive significant investments to research sustainable agriculture systems.

And yet, the Biden Administration refuses to uphold the Renewable Fuel Standard, an immediate solution to lower emissions and reduce costs at the pump.

I think we as the Agriculture Committee should have a hearing on the potential reduction in the global food supply and the impact of hunger and the geopolitical stability around the world.

If our crops inside the United States do not have access to fertilizer, then the yields inside the United States and other major food producers will go down.

Farmers need a better shake, and we are doing this right now to try and give them that.

The ag economy is hurting across the board. They are concerned about whether or not they are going to be able to afford to plant a crop this year.

Ukrainian farmers put 50 million metric tons of corn and wheat into the global food supply.