Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Kim), who is my fellow freshman.

Madam Speaker, if we defeat the previous question, I will offer an amendment to the rule allowing for the immediate consideration of H.R. 6184, the HALT Fentanyl Act. I ask unanimous consent to insert the text of my amendment in the…

It is a critical topic in the farm bill, given the many benefits that the dairy industry provides to folks across the country.

That is why I led a bipartisan letter to the President last week with six bipartisan co-chairs of the Congressional Biofuels Caucus urging him to permit year-round sales using authority outlined in the Clean Air Act.

Given rising fuel prices and energy prices, we know this is impacting the budgets of working families across our nation.

We could replace every barrel of Russian oil with biofuels.

Minnesotans are about to see fuel costs go up if the Administration doesn't act now, and we have an opportunity to act now.

I think that the other important piece is really to understand the science of this, and we are deep into the science of what a life cycle analysis of your carbon life cycle is about.

Corn and soybean farmers in Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District rely on these programs for stability.

At this time, USDA has received state-reported QC data for the first half of FY 2022.

I have been watching the proceedings, and listening, and I really appreciate the panelists for being with us today, and all of the thoughtful questions that Members have asked.

Ultimately, rural America knows best how to invest in their communities.

Weakening the program will put producers in my district and across the country at a competitive disadvantage around the world.

One of my goals for today's hearing is to bring some of those strengths to light and dig deeper on how rural communities like the ones I and many others on this Committee represent.

I also want to thank the Majority for starting these hearings for the next farm bill.

I hope to hear more from the Under Secretary about how we can strengthen USDA's role in this important mission area.

Holding hearings like this one will help us all better understand what worked and what didn't work from the last farm bill, so the reauthorization accurately addresses the needs of our rural communities.

This hearing of the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit entitled, A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Rural Development, will come to order.