So our farmers in the Midwest, in Iowa, are every day looking at better ways to create soil health from cover crops and no-till to rotations to terraces.

They do an amazing job. They are the breadbasket to the world.

My district, Iowa's Fourth District, is either number one or two in the nation when it comes to corn and soybean production.

Thank you, Chairman Scott and Ranking Member Thompson, for holding this hearing today.

Attorney General Garland also owes the American people full transparency.

Are they going to have a strike force that goes in with AK-15 already loaded, ready to shoot some small business person in Iowa?

We're in a recession, and it's not the time to increase taxes or spending. It's going to feed the fires of inflation.

In fiscal year 2021 the Coast Guard interdicted over 3,500 undocumented migrants at sea, almost double the number from fiscal year 2020.

these gaps in our Southern Border have led to increased drugs, especially synthetic Fentanyl coming across.

transnational crime organizations and drug cartels are leveraging capability gaps and the gaps in our Southern Border to enhance their operations.

We cannot wait because people are dying. People are getting sicker.

it is $500 million.

more information is always better rather than trying to censor information that we do not particularly like.

The only way you fight inflation is increasing your interest rates.

This isn't Randy Feenstra. This is an expert.

Do you think they are satisfied? No.

It is scary because I think it could be a 5.

I am a proud co-lead of the Safe Step Act along with my colleagues, Representative McBath on this committee, Dr. Wenstrup and Dr. Ruiz.