I am honored to be here with you today and look forward to getting a farm bill across the finish line.

Only in Washington can one argue that they would like to secure the border by advocating for the passage of a bill that they claim will fund border operations and then include in that bill a provision that prevents it from ever being…

The future of rural America depends on whether the next generation decides to continue operating their family farms and ranches.

There is no one more committed to leaving this world cleaner, healthier, and safer than we found it.

Thank you. Thank you all for your excellent testimony. Appreciate your being here.

I do think has enormous potential but has fallen short of that potential in the rollout.

I have a few remarks I will deliver prior to closing, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, with respect to the comments made by my colleague from Missouri, there is certainly no confusion on our side of the aisle, no…

I missed the first vote in the 10:30 am vote series on the Motion Ordering the Previous Question on H. Res. 1316. Had I been present, I would have voted NAY on Roll Call No. 283, the Motion Ordering the Previous Question on H. Res. 1316.

I believe we have a responsibility to protect our environment for future generations.

I do not dare gavel you down.

The chairman said quite a bit there for me to respond to. I simply say with respect to the deficit, here is an article from just 2 days ago, June 24, 2024, in Axios. The headline reads: ``Trump ran up national debt twice as much as Biden…

Pat O'Toole is not an animal killer or a planet killer.

In my mind, this is a perfect example of what we are trying to get to in the conversations that we are having.

Good. Great. Well, what a fantastic panel. It is actually hard to believe that you were not preparing your testimony together.

could you talk a little bit about what the producers in the Valley are beginning to think about the use of groundwater conservation easements

We can actually absolutely do a better job of incentivizing positive outcomes through the Conservation Reserve Program.

I do think that it is really important for us, when we think about the kind of easements that you are talking about...

We can actually absolutely do a better job of incentivizing positive outcomes through the Conservation Reserve Program.