Our producers need action, not half-baked pilots and arbitrary mandates.

This Administration has blocked key pipelines, withdrawn land from production in Alaska, and imposed costly new rules and regulations to hamstring domestic energy production.

With this $1 billion that has been committed unilaterally, I believe without authority, are we using government funding to put some growers at a disadvantage?

As we look at the situation in Ukraine and Russia right now, I think we are all reminded of the importance of a strong domestic safety net and maintaining our U.S. food supply.

Farming is expensive now. Just going out and trying to get an acre of land is right now at the $5,000 level.

weakening sugar policy and outsourcing more of our sugar production to heavily subsidized global sugar markets would undercut our supply chains, weaken national security, hurt the environment, and cost us family farms here in the U.S.

Why is the loss of millions of barrels of oil from global oil supply by President Biden's reckless policy not also driving up costs for consumers?

I believe through hard work, honest dealings and "sticktoitivity", there are no cultural constraints that cannot be overcome.

Our farmers like these programs, and they deserve more certainty.

The experiences of the past few years certainly demonstrate the importance of the farm safety net and maintaining domestic food production.

Giving access to capital for young, beginning, and small farmers is an initiative obviously near and dear to my heart.

A hearing process allows for discussion of numerous ideas and proposals from stakeholders, but ultimately a national consensus will be needed.

The Biden Administration has willfully chosen to take millions of barrels of oil from the global supply.

What role does the Department's Office of Chief Economist play in helping FNS make decisions related to policy and spending?

I have said time and time again that we want agriculture to be at the tip of the spear in our efforts to address climate change.

I do want to take this opportunity to extend my appreciation to USDA and USAID, and all their partners for their tireless work to feed our world's hungry.

Can you talk about the importance of the safety net and maintaining domestic food production, and for your commodity, what other countries are major producers, and how do they stack up from a conservation and a climate standpoint?

This is the work this Committee should be doing as we prepare for the next farm bill.