We are preached at by corporate elitists that think that we ought to be carbon-neutral by some arbitrary dates.

It would mean 6,600 farmers wouldn't get the credit they need to continue farming operations.

Bipartisanship is going to be really, really necessary if we're ever going to crawl out of our deep fiscal hole that we're in right now.

I look forward to continue working closely with Ranking Member Brownley and all of our members on both sides of the aisle.

Transparency, the sunlight is an incredibly important tool.

I mean our heart goes out. As a former governor, I have toured many tornado damaged sites, and it is absolutely devastating to people.

this budget is at a critical point, at a transformational point, in my view, in rural America, and in agriculture.

No one ever addresses just how harmful their decarbonization dreams would be in practice.

The reality is that we don't need another study, there are literally hundreds of studies about the safety of this technology.

I took care of my mother with Alzheimer's the last 2 years of her life. And I would say that for CMS to deny coverage of a medication that has been shown and approved by the FDA that could benefit those with Alzheimer's, I think there, you…

There is nothing more foundational to a country's security and stability than its food supply.

What I can tell you, Senator, and I will get a specific answer to that hypothetical.

It would mean 84,000 farmers couldn't access the technical assistance they need to embrace conservation practices.

I would say, frankly, that as a Nation we have underfunded research in agriculture for far too long.

It would likely mean a loss of 40,000 rental assistance units in rural America.

I would strongly recommend and encourage you to revisit the rule on surprise billing and make sure we are protecting providers and patients.

An inclusive agriculture and rural life must be part of a shift to a bottom-up, middle-out system.

I hope that that factor is taken into consideration, given the importance of this Department