I am sure you know, last Congress, we came together in a bipartisan manner and passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021.

there is no question what the backbone of our economy happens to be--all these millions and millions of small businesses out there.

It is important USDA has a General Counsel who can be relied upon by Congress and the agriculture community to provide sound, practical, and candid legal guidance to the Department.

I hope OGC can assist USDA in releasing nearly $2 billion in financial relief to contract poultry and livestock producers.

If confirmed, do you commit to supporting the National Ag Law Center at the University of Arkansas, during your tenure, and will you commit to executing a fresh MOU to allow this collaborative program, which was so successful, between this…

I remain opposed to any effort to shoehorn the establishment and operation of a 'carbon bank' into the CCC authority.

I believe this is an important topic that warrants review by the Committee, and I urge the Committee to plan, as soon as possible, to have a hearing.

Thank you, Madam Chair, and again, we are very grateful for your willingness to serve.

You are a good lawyer.

I remain concerned the Administration may force the establishment of a bank through the CCC that would intervene in markets for environmental offsets.

the NBA and WNBA and their players unions have come out and demanded that the Senate support the George Floyd Policing Act.

Yes. The U.S. Space Force has a dedicated office for enhanced coordination with the U.S. commercial space launch industry.

So longstanding deterrence theory, you have always had deterrence by denying the benefits of attack, as well as deterrence by the potential imposition of unacceptable costs.

DOD is engaging in a broad-based effort to leverage commercial technology for the fulfilment of its space requirements.

This legislation is a critical step toward addressing the physician shortage in our country.

Critical race theory is the false and the odious theory that America is fundamentally racist to its core.

The good news is we have an abundance of the world's greatest carbon sequestration machines--trees.

We must ensure foresters and landowners are able to operate with certainty, predictability, and transparency.