Our voters went to the polls last October and passed a $1.5 billion infrastructure package that actually raised the gas tax in our state.

I raised the point, even though it is difficult to get from point A to point B sometimes because of the mountains that we have, that we were violating that farmer's rights, and it just felt too intrusive to me.

I would hope that resources would be available to help our agricultural entities deal with this predator that is pretty sneaky and pretty tough to get.

I think we share with all the witnesses, and really all of us on this Committee and in the Senate, that we realize how important our Nation's farmers and ranchers are, and we don't want to overburden with regulations.

It just struck me that the EPA, we found out later, had rented a small aircraft to surveil the small farms in the eastern portion of our States.

I think that ultimately, if those tools are going to be used, we need to make sure that we ensure that private property rights and privacy are taken into account.

I think that's one area where there can be more involvement to make sure that these things are put in properly and that they are secure.

I think sometimes the misconception that our farmers want to be in opposition of environmental stewardship is just a misplaced concept.

I put together an Act called the GO Act, a Gigabyte Opportunity Act, which is trying to use the tax code to drive investment to these last areas.

I think we worked with just about everybody on the panel, again, for echoing what many of my colleagues have said.

Two things, time and money. Well, you know, I get tired of hearing the same thing, time and money.

A lot of it was wasted. It was a wasted opportunity for our state and sort of embarrassing too.

I'm as frustrated, as I'm sure you all are, and everybody else is to try to get to that last, that last mile.

I come to the floor today to talk about the bill we have in front of us, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. That is a mouthful right there, but what it is, is a culmination and reaction to the Dodd-Frank…

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It is hard sometimes to find good recruits. You seem to be the best of the best.

I would like to applaud the Administration's commitment to domestic producing energy, especially in the gas arena.

Cost is immaterial if we need something and you can't get it and they shut us down.