John Boozman

The President has been very insistent on returning to a number of harmful, overreading regulations.

Who will control the data, and who is responsible for its protection as well as the protection of the producer privacy?

I am certain that all my colleagues on this Committee are concerned about the hollowing-out of our States and our country and the impact that this will have on the future of America.

The headwinds for our producers are great.

The CFTC is vital to our agriculture stakeholders who have used derivative markets for price discovery and risk management for over 150 years.

Participants deserve clear rules and transparency in these marketplaces.

The CFTC was the cop on the beat, monitoring the futures markets to ensure that even in times of unprecedented disruption, end users' positions were safe.

Good. No, I agree, and I think, importantly, the record shows that. That is really the key.

Very quickly, swap markets are global, and I have been hearing about ongoing issues with U.S. customer access to these markets.

The CFTC was the cop on the beat, monitoring the futures markets to ensure that even in times of unprecedented disruption, end users' positions were safe.

It is essential the Committee exercise its oversight authority and ensure the CFTC is continuing to implement a balanced regulatory regime and reasonable enforcement approach that protects market participants against fraud and manipulation.

The CFTC is vital to our agriculture stakeholders who have used derivative markets for price discovery and risk management for over 150 years.

Participants deserve clear rules and transparency in these marketplaces.

I think, importantly, the record shows that. That is really the key.

We will constantly look at the data on a backward-looking basis, to ensure that we are modifying and calibrating both the block threshold and the reporting requirements, as appropriate.

It is essential the Committee exercise its oversight authority and ensure the CFTC is continuing to implement a balanced regulatory regime.

The CFTC was the cop on the beat, monitoring the futures markets to ensure that even in times of unprecedented disruption, end users' positions were safe.

The CFTC is vital to our agriculture stakeholders who have used derivative markets for price discovery and risk management for over 150 years.

Participants deserve clear rules and transparency in these marketplaces.

I think I can speak on behalf of myself and Senator Stabenow. I really appreciate you all in the sense that you are very close to the people that you serve.

I fear that the Administration has asked USDA to take on an impossible task that will only end up in litigation.

I want to raise a concern that I have with Executive Order 14072, which directs the Forest Service to define and protect old-growth forests.

Markets for wood projects are critical. They are crucial to keeping our forests healthy and provide significant economic benefits to our rural communities.

Washington prioritizing a limited set of practices or natural resource concerns would undermine the continued success of the USDA's voluntary conservation programs.

I view this reauthorization of the farm bill as an opportunity to renew our commitment to working lands conservation.