We simply must halt global warming. It is a threat to our health, to our ecology, and to our economy.

One of the problems that has occurred is that we have heard from a number of ag lenders that partner with USDA to make Farm Service Agency guaranteed farm loans to socially disadvantaged farmers who could be negatively impacted by the…

Will you commit to ensuring that those employed at USDA... use official government email accounts, not personal email?

It is important that USDA and this Committee keep farmers and producers at the forefront of any discussion on climate change.

I have focused on here in the U.S. Senate and worked with Senator Tammy Baldwin.

I worry is that the Biden administration's singular focus on climate policy could actually create an environment where our farmers and producers are not seen as part of the solution but instead they are being targeted as the problem.

Will you commit, without reservation, to notify Congress in advance of any public announcement of any major changes regarding policy decisions?

Thank you, Madam Chair, and again, we appreciate, Dr. Bronaugh, your willingness to serve.

Will you commit to advocating for our farmers, our producers, and rural communities as the administration continues to roll out their executive edicts on climate?

We are very pleased to welcome Dr. Jewel Bronaugh to the Committee this morning as we consider her nomination to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture.

The plan is not just tough. It is fair. It will put police on the street and criminals in jail.

As Congress considers additional climate policies, I urge my colleagues that we should address such legislation in a diligent, collaborative, and bipartisan manner.

it would be a great project for SRF funding.

I am asking in a bill to increase title 16 to $500 million. That is how serious I am about it.

I consider it to be dangerous, and I hope we can come together and inject some common sense into the situation and increase it more appropriately, in the words of Ronald Reagan, so that we can continue to have peace through strength.

I want to note my strong opposition to the top line number for defense. It doesn't even make up for inflation, which, to me, means it is a cut, and isn't the increase we need to compete, to deter, and to win against our pacing threats.

We appreciate your willingness to serve, and like Senator Tuberville, coach, my father also was in the military.

Congress has made great strides to ensure that veterans are not taken advantage of when seeking services through the VA.