An inclusive agriculture and rural life must be part of a shift to a bottom-up, middle-out system.

I hope that that factor is taken into consideration, given the importance of this Department

It would likely mean a loss of 40,000 rental assistance units in rural America.

this budget is at a critical point, at a transformational point, in my view, in rural America, and in agriculture.

It would mean 6,600 farmers wouldn't get the credit they need to continue farming operations.

The reality is that we don't need another study, there are literally hundreds of studies about the safety of this technology.

Every dollar of research generates twenty dollars, or more, of economic opportunity.

There is nothing more foundational to a country's security and stability than its food supply.

As the representative of over 50,000 veterans in my district, I believe we must ensure that VA medical facilities are acting in the best interests of their patients.

I understand the challenges that you are having, but there are often times when veterans have extreme need and need to be addressed.

I see this as a complete failure. What will it take?

one of the biggest errors was in the establishment of Medicare, Medicare having different reimbursement for different States rather than a single reimbursement for a single procedure or a single visit

I guess my biggest question is, when you look at 19,000 staff Border Patrol agents, which is what we have right now, funded for 19,800, 800 of those positions are currently open.

I see it as a lack of meaningful work to address the retention challenges.

I think that when you look at that added stress and anxiety-inducing situation, I think that there may be room for improvement there.

It is zero. It is zero, Mr. Secretary.

myself and many other individuals warned that prices would go up, that premiums would go up with the passage of the Affordable Care Act

I think Iowans and Americans deserve accountability here for their tax dollars and for their numbers.