Madam President, I rise to congratulate James K. Bredar upon the completion of his service as chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland and his assumption of senior status. I was pleased to work with…

I thank my friend from Louisiana for a very substantive and dignified debate on this subject, which I know attracts strong views across the aisle. I want to restate some essential points for people to keep in mind. One is that what we are…

In my state of Maryland, climate change is causing more intense summer droughts and saltwater intrusion.

I look forward to working with my colleagues here as part of the Farm Bill reauthorization to see if we can fine tune some of those programs to address these issues.

We're looking at more and more innovated recycling--water recycling projects in Maryland as in other parts of the country.

I thank the gentleman from Arizona for yielding me some time today. Mr. Speaker, to those who see the gentleman virtually every week come up here and talk about the economics of the United States and our debt problems and things like that…

That is right. You bring up a good point. The first thing you start with is say that we don't have to change-- let's do a few pilot programs. Let's get some data. Otherwise, it is incredibly difficult to see whether some of these ideas…

We're looking at more and more innovated recycling--water recycling projects in Maryland as in other parts of the country.

I agree. This is not just about economics. It is using borrowed money to actually cause the need for more borrowed money in the future.

It is direct. Again, even if this were economically neutral--but it is not--one would make the argument that the right thing to do for people is to give them a better, healthier life.

In the hearing today, we had someone suggest that all we need to do is do public service announcements, that we will just do education.

In my state of Maryland, climate change is causing more intense summer droughts and saltwater intrusion.

I look forward to working with my colleagues here as part of the Farm Bill reauthorization to see if we can fine tune some of those programs to address these issues.

I mean, with Ozempic and Wegovy, maybe it is quicker, but these are not the solution. The solution is not to become obese and then take a drug to reduce the obesity. It is not to become obese in the first place, but your point is critical…

Of course, they are sicker because we know these diseases relate to it. The studies were done against individuals who had the same socioeconomic status, same income, but were not getting SNAP benefits.

Sure. I chair the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee, and we are in charge of funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the SNAP…

It could. Every single addictive issue in front of us involves--whether it is an addiction like opioid addiction, an addiction like sugar addiction, an addiction like gambling, or your cell phones and the fact that our youth now spend 7…

There is no question that that is true. The fact is that we can send a strong economic signal through our ability to modify what is available under food programs, not only direct payments but also the fact that, over the past 50 years, we…