Thank you, Mr. Giacomi. Mrs. Cox?

We should review that. I think our taxpayers expect us to take a look at that and reduce those costs.

We want to help people get out of poverty.

We need to stress the education here.

Could you give us some insights on that as well?

They feel like they have no voice in this Administration.

Well, thank you, Madam Chairwoman. And thank you to our witnesses for sharing your time, your expertise with this Subcommittee.

Forty percent of our corn goes to ethanol, so this is huge, so this is such an important part of the Midwest economy.

Our SNAP is a part of that safety net, and it is intended to be a supplement, but not 100 percent subsidy to offset costs.

What is our response to that? Because I think that is really looming large on this industry.

I would like to just start by saying we are so blessed to live in this great country. We are the greatest of nations.

I echo that. And I know not all states are the same, but in many states with half the companies trying to hire...

Thank you. I will just simply say I appreciate our three panelists.

In Nebraska we have record low unemployment, but half the businesses are looking for employees, so we have a challenge there.

To say the process is daunting and the work tremendous is simply an understatement, and we have a lot of work to do.

As a great nation, we want to live up to our values and our morals and provide a good safety net to protect our citizens.

During the Presidential campaign, this President multiple times said he was going to be hostile to the fossil fuel industry of our country.

Most folks in our district want energy independence.