Virginia has already received nearly $8 million in funding that goes directly to farmers across our Commonwealth.
Well, thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing today. And I certainly welcome our distinguished Secretary Vilsack.
It has been my experience in my over 20 years of Marine Corps and Navy experience around the world, whether it be in Africa, or the Middle E...
I would agree in part and disagree in part with the Chairman.
I was out visiting a farm in Caroline County, and a farmer said he has 1,000 acres of cereal rye.
The failure to have a farm bill creates uncertainty, and that uncertainty makes it very difficult for producers to make decisions about thei...
I come from Virginia where our number one private industry is agriculture.
I am proud that we were able to invest in conservation programs at USDA through the Inflation Reduction Act.
A farm bill is more than that. It is a rural development bill. It is a conservation bill. It is a nutrition bill. It is a research bill. It ...
We don't. And we are importing more food than we ever have in this country.
I would be remiss if I were not to highlight the threat to your funding that exists from this MAGA House Republican Congress.
I do want to lend my support for H.R. 4486. This bill will expand the existing preferential hiring treatment for veterans and Americans with...
Now, nearly a year later, we are still working towards our shared goal of passing a strong, effective, and bipartisan farm bill.
We need to ensure that judges and court personnel are kept safe, and your officers are crucial in that effort.
It is the role of the Legislative Branch to make the laws; and the role of the various agencies and departments and bureaus under the Execut...
I am a very strong believer in accountability, which is part of our role, accountability of the Executive Branch.
It is poisoning our citizens.
Every time it has gotten worse, and now it is worse.
