That is really not a plan. The ping-pong approach continually fails to provide certainty to people, species, and our environment.

The Administration should provide a long-term strategy for doing this, not just pave the way to the next disaster.

If confirmed, will you commit to continuing this effort to ensure that livestock producers have a predictable, science-based, regulatory process

I congratulate Mrs. Moffitt on her nomination and thank her for her willingness to serve our country.

I was pleased that last December, USDA and FDA signed a Memorandum of Understanding to help modernize the Federal Government's regulatory oversight

I know the importance of it, and I know how important it is for APHIS to lean in, to dive into these issues.

In 2010, Secretary Vilsack proposed a rule referred to as the GIPSA Rule, which later became the Farmer Fair Practices Rule.

advancements in biotechnology give agriculture producers a significant tool in fighting pests and diseases

U.S. livestock, those producers, are being frustrated with the FDA's lack of regulatory certainty

WOTUS has been a huge burden to my State in the past, with the agriculture community.

If confirmed, will you work with our cities, agriculture, State governments, and stakeholders, to create a rule that won't get held up for years in the courts?

Without providers receiving proper training, the program will fail to meet the goals of this modernization.

It is not a very glamorous one, but I think it is the key to getting the VA into this century.

I remain committed to providing the VA with the resources that you need to take care of our veterans.

If they are competing on that basis, I think that is a good thing for the vet, at the end of the day.

It is so, so very important.

Even though my constituents voted for this lie, I am going to protect them from this lie.

Every cop in America should be terrified that the Department of Justice is going to jump to a conclusion when they have to make a split-second decision to defend themselves or defend innocent, law- abiding citizens.