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He is a con artist, who created a slush fund off of the backs of American people through his attempt to overthrow our government through January 6.

I find it so interesting and specious that one of the witnesses say that we should take advice from Donald Trump, who before coming to the presidency, was a failed businessman.

This false ignorant race-baiting theory, called the great replacement has been used in multiple race-based domestic terrorist acts. There are a number of my Republican colleagues who spew this vile and venomous rhetoric, the silence of…

I believe that we as Members of Congress have a responsibility to safeguard all of those areas.

Today, I congratulate Virgin Islander Aliyah Boston, a college basketball player for the South Carolina Gamecocks, on her win against UConn in the NCAA championship, leading the Gamecocks to their second national championship. Aliyah was…

Access to affordable farmland is a major challenge nationally, particularly for people of color, who today make up two percent of farmland owners.

We know how critical the Farm to School Program is to not only support our small farming community...

Whatever anybody says, the child tax credit worked for American families.

Thank you so much, Mr. Chairman.

Today's hearing presents an important opportunity to conduct oversight into the programs from the 2018 Farm Bill and consider how we best support producers and stakeholders.

Thank you so much, Mr. Chairman, and I want to thank you for this hearing and all the hearing that you have held which are important to the American people.

I agree wholeheartedly with you.

Congressman Ted Lieu and I introduced the Renewable Energy for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Act, H.R. 2791, to create a small, new assistance program within the Agriculture Department.

The viability and sustainability of energy in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico is of the utmost importance for the well-being of our rural communities.

Are there any Rural Development components to disaster aid after a rural area has experienced disaster, and is there anything Congress should consider in this regard?

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Thank you for this hearing. I am especially glad to see Under Secretary Torres Small with us.

This is not what happened in Pigford. This is what is still going on today.

I am really grateful for it.