To begin with, I want to commend the courage and persistence of military spouses for bringing this issue to our attention.

This is the second hearing we have had on this extremely important topic.

I thank Senator Gardner. I agree with his assessment and those of Chairman Murkowski, Senator McSally, and Senator Cortez Masto, about the urgency and path forward for DCP implementation. I would like to reiterate that this bill does not…

Yes, the statements Senator Cortez Masto and Senator McSally have made regarding the existing environmental compliance documents and actions contemplated in the DCP agreements and the Secretary's expected immediate implementation of those…

This hearing is an important opportunity to examine America's agricultural labor needs and the role of foreign workers, an issue very important to me and the people of Colorado.

I think we really want to make sure that the workers and the farmers have a program that works for everybody.

the illegal annexation/invasion by Russia being the first action of forcefully taking of a country since World War II.

I believe our military has the capability to walk and chew gum at the same time. I think we can handle multiple priorities simultaneously and do them right and do them well.

I thank the gentleman, and Mr. Woodall, whose words prompted me to want to come speak, because I served on the Rules Committee when we were in the majority a number of years ago. Louise was our leader, and she ran that thing with an iron…

Generates more than $40 billion in economic activity annually. It supports more than 170,000 jobs with cattle and calves making up over 50 percent of all the receipts.

Many of my constituents are asking for a congressional solution to what is causing immense strain on the viability of farmers everywhere.

In my home state of Colorado, as Representative Buck mentioned, agriculture is an integral part of our economy.

I would just think is something that this Congress could, I would hope, rally around.

We have to find the courage to do what is right, to provide a seat at America's table for those who have long grown the food we serve on it.

But, fundamentally, they are only as good as their backbone, which is their employees--the farm workers who work in their fields.

I think agriculture--the industry, as I see it, is saying that it is not seasonal in nature...

We cannot grow complacent in the quest for equal rights for all.

I am grateful for your support of the Equality Act and leading in the business community on this front.