Why don't we hold China accountable to international environmental standards in all trade agreements and other agreements?

Listen, China is on the march. They have a hybrid capitalistic/communistic system that directly subsidizes industry.

what you are intending to do and where you are looking at that would be helpful.

the regenerative capacity and the possibilities of stabilization for community, as well as new technologies emerging not only to feed people but to be an active player in environmental conservation

But the heart of the matter that came out of that meeting of not being properly informed about the hold was, what are the metrics that we are using here to determine whether or not we are being successful?

An audit doesn't have to be a pejorative term. It actually helps us understand what we are achieving.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I appreciate you holding this hearing.

Again, more money with a good intention is not necessarily the right outcome. This has to be standards of accountability, metrics that determine, are we making progress toward the outcomes we achieve?

Doesn't that undermine the very intent of the law?

the State Department is not representative of the American people

I would urge the new incoming Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security to take an audit of this.

to promote diversity and inclusion, and actually to expand...other types of diversity, regional diversity, rural Americans

This deeper American value of care for one another and ensuring equal access, equal opportunities.

Put simply, if our goal is to improve the environment, credit verification cannot be more burdensome than absolutely necessary.

Our goal right now should be to defeat COVID, and get our economy back in high gear, and we are on that track, particularly with the vaccines.

Helping folks become independent for themselves and their families is an important priority.

We have the greatest economy in the world, but yet, we need to have a strong safety net that is effective and efficient.

This marketplace needs the flexibility to allow the various cropping and grazing regions across the country to leverage any tool to improve sustainability.