opening statement
Thank you Chairman Boswell and Ranking Member Moran for holding this hearing to review the state of the farm economy.
We are facing a global economic crisis, which has weakened the farm economy.
These are difficult and uncertain times for folks all across rural America.
I hope that the Chair will agree with me that we need to aggressively exercise our jurisdiction over the Renewable Fuel ...
These mandates allow no room for error in a fuels industry already constrained by tight credit, dwindling capacity, envi...
Few could dispute that Congress erred in pushing too much ethanol too fast.
In my home State of Oklahoma, one convenience store chain experienced a 30 percent drop in fuel sales once they began se...
Using water more efficiently is one way we can help extend the life of current systems and is important for planning for...
I am looking forward to working with Chairman Cardin and Ranking Member Crapo on the water infrastructure bill.
Today we are focusing on a very small piece of a very large issue: water efficiency.
Fortunately, we were able to secure funds within the stimulus package to address some of the needs for rural water syste...
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing today.
I appreciate the timeliness of this hearing, as USDA works to implement the 2008 Farm Bill, including several new rural ...
These are the challenges rural America faces, and it is why I take very seriously our charge to create programs that wil...
We are going to be allowed questions for the record?
I think each side has a pretty good argument to make because at the end of the day we just underfund the program.
My only point is this, and I find there's something in my own mind, perhaps my narrow mind, that it is almost un-America...
