to provide proper oversight, the Committee needs regular updates on how and where the funds provided to USDA are being spent.

I fear that the Administration has asked USDA to take on an impossible task that will only end up in litigation.

we would not have gotten any of it done without you all.

I fear that the Administration has asked USDA to take on an impossible task that will only end up in litigation.

I think I can speak on behalf of myself and Senator Stabenow. I really appreciate you all in the sense that you are very close to the people that you serve.

Markets for wood projects are critical. They are crucial to keeping our forests healthy and provide significant economic benefits to our rural communities.

to be honest I do not have any idea what those things are.

Washington prioritizing a limited set of practices or natural resource concerns would undermine the continued success of the USDA's voluntary conservation programs.

this limits the ability for many producers in Arkansas to implement conservation practices on their land related to nutrient and water management.

I think I can speak on behalf of myself and Senator Stabenow. I really appreciate you all in the sense that you are very close to the people that you serve.

there is nothing more pleasing to all of us to sit and see all of the hats out there, and this and that, that recognizes you as veterans.

I view this reauthorization of the farm bill as an opportunity to renew our commitment to working lands conservation.

I fear that the Administration has asked USDA to take on an impossible task that will only end up in litigation.

I want to raise a concern that I have with Executive Order 14072, which directs the Forest Service to define and protect old-growth forests.

Without reforms to ensure reasonable timeliness, crucial investments in American infrastructure will be delayed and in some cases diverted.

The American Petroleum Institute (API) writes regarding legislation to be considered during the upcoming legislative hearings.

If we continue down the path that we are on, we are going to go down a path where we lose.

We just have to have an Administration not turn its back on us.