to the extent practicable TSA will consult with PHMSA prior to disseminating requirements, voluntary standards, best practices, and guidelines to the public.

Mexico's decree compounds the uncertainty caused by COFEPRIS's failure to issue a biotech import approval in over 3 years.

If Mexico does not approve a new corn biotechnology product, U.S. corn farmers are reluctant to plant the product for fear of disrupting trade to Mexico.

A harmonized and complementary Government role is essential when we look at sound policy that strengthens our Nation's supply chain resiliency.

It is important that policymakers avoid a top down bureaucratic approach on this issue, which may be too heavy handed or slow to respond.

Increasing benefits or expanding eligibility in one program here does nothing to solve the more egregious cliff effects across housing, childcare, and cash assistance.

We should have some opportunities to do that. Nor did we hear about how to better coordinate our 80+ different programs.

Frankly, it means if you can navigate your way on to enough benefits, it doesn't matter whether or how much you work.

I think we are on to something. And I appreciate that.

I see that this is presenting a dramatic and continuing impact on SNAP beneficiaries.

I make this point that there is work to be done to reengage families in the workforce.

They are now clearly keeping employable individuals idle and it reaps, in my view, significant negative impacts on families.

We know people do want to work. But, yet every one of our witnesses here... talked about that there is a real negative impact of the cliff effect.

It undermines the confidence that our constituents have when they see and hear when this happens.

Many people have, but we had two witnesses that were your guests that did say they had problems getting out.

I am not convinced that broad-based categorical inclusion is the right way to go.

Our decisions and approaches must reflect a multigenerational approach, but we are long past trying and testing siloed programming.

Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. I appreciate everybody calling in today. I appreciate our panelists. I thank the Madam Chairwoman for taking this on.