Defense-centric, small businesses, and the industrial base face unique challenges in creating new advanced production lines, scaling, expanding manufacturing capacity, and in competing and leading to issues with how to best support our…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 10, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $50,000,000)''. Page 36, line 13, after the…

This is really a national security issue, and it is a food security issue.

I hope many of our colleagues agree, the Chinese government and other U.S. adversaries should own zero, zero agricultural land in our country.

Like my colleagues, I am concerned with foreign countries' and foreign corporations' ownership in our agricultural supply chain.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Pennsylvania will be postponed. Amendment No. 48 Offered by Mr. Luttrell The Acting CHAIR…

Once again, traceability resources really are incredibly important when dealing with an animal disease outbreak. {time} 0210 We need to do our best to be prepared to deal with these. Otherwise, it compromises our ability to export…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Wyoming will be postponed. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 84, printed in…

I thank the gentleman from Louisiana for yielding. He has a great amendment. Now, he doesn't have great hair right now--there is a little too much of it--but he has a great amendment. He is talking about the abuse of States. I come from…

I thank Mr. Tiffany for the amendment. I want, with him, to speak on behalf of parents and children, not on behalf of politicians and so-called scientists. This is what we know. We shouldn't even be having this conversation because we…

A wise coach once said: You are your record. Well, let's look at the record. Over the last 30 years, five government shutdowns, all five took place under House Republican leadership. When Democrats were in charge of the House, those 30…

During this Congress, the House Committee on Agriculture has had one overarching goal: to empower our farm families and invigorate our rural economies. A central focus of our efforts has been to ensure that rural economies gain access to…

This amendment cuts the Rural Business Program Account in half from last year's enacted budget amount of $43,125,000. The Rural Business-Cooperative Service, like a lot of Washington, D.C., programs, has a good name. It doesn't always do…

The previous speaker just said that no Republican Member wants a shutdown. I have the quotes right here, which I will submit for the Record when I am done. One House Republican said: ``. . . let's shut it down.'' Another Republican…

I claim time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 42, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $25,715,000)''. Page 119, line 20, after the…

It is a good thing I represent Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, because it feels like Groundhog Day all over again. I don't see the point of defunding the police further than what the underlying bill has done to police. It really provides…

We were promised that this year would be different, that we would run all 12 spending bills individually and actually find some savings for the American people. Yet, this is another year where the taxpayers' hard-earned dollars are just…