Mr. Scott, I am asking you about the bill we are considering here today. It is the bill that you are championing here on the floor, the homeland appropriations bill. I take it you believe in this bill.

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…

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

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

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

Today's rule, as you have heard, provides for the consideration of three partisan appropriations bills. While I certainly agree with my colleague from Georgia regarding the myriad of threats posed to our country, these bills fall far short…

Instead of a dust bowl, today's farmers and ranchers are dealing with a 1,200-year drought.

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

I know Mr. Scott to be an intellectually honest debater and Member, and I wonder maybe perhaps he will indulge me in a bit of a colloquy because I take him at his word that he believes that we have a crisis on the southern border. Mr…

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.

What can we do to help move this forward, do you think?

Do you honestly believe that this homeland appropriations bill that we are considering, the funding bill, that it would ameliorate that crisis?

In the last few seconds that I have--take your time, Mr. Sayles--but you ended your testimony with such a hopeful sense of what the future could bring.

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

I am confident that we will come out of today's field hearings with innovative solutions for farmers and ranchers.

I am confident that we will come out of today's field hearings with innovative solutions for farmers and ranchers.

I thank the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Austin Scott) for the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. (Mr. NEGUSE asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

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