I firmly believe that the healthiest, most resilient environment and economy are ones that scientifically balance both the needs of the land with the needs of the people living connected to the land.

It's time we provide rural America the attention it deserves and connect it with the rest of the country and the world.

We have a developing drought which is at really the worst time going to send a message to the market to draw down herd size.

I hope we can work together to advance policies like the PRECISE Act that will create a healthy economy and a healthy environment.

Rural communities cannot continue to be left behind--their voices matter, their stories are important.

Farmers, producers, and ranchers in Iowa care deeply about conservation. They are the best stewards of their own land.

it is my highest priority that whatever policies we adopt around this issue be producer-focused, accessible, and not punitive.

The National Guard is a lethal, cost-effective, dual-role operational force that provides strategic depth to the Army, Air Force, and Space Force, and responds to crisis in our homeland. Some estimates put that cost effectiveness of the…

Ultimately, this is not going to be your call. It's going to be the Secretary's call. And really President Biden's call.

One piece of bipartisan legislation that exemplifies these principles of conservation and innovation is H.R. 2639, the Trillion Trees Act.

As Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, I enjoy working closely with both of you on our mutual goals of conserving the environment and ensuring the prosperity of rural America.

I am committed to working with you to advance meaningful, bipartisan conservation and forestry legislation.

As a Member of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, I look forward to working with the House Agriculture Committee to advance trade policy that prioritizes American producers.

With worldwide demand for food on the rise, we must ensure there is no one better equipped to lead the charge of feeding a hungry world than American producers.

Next, H.R. 2500, the 'Forest TECH Improvement Act,' introduced by Representative Moore of Utah, aims to improve the pace and scale of reforestation efforts via new technologies like drones and advanced GIS mapping technologies.

Unfortunately, anti-growth tax proposals have also become a formidable threat for agriculture families.

I believe one of the greatest threats facing our producers and their livelihoods are extreme and unscientific environmental policies, like the Green New Deal and Waters of the United States (WOTUS), which target the agriculture industry.

there's basically no industry and no place, no organization in America that's not potentially compromised by the China lobby.