John Boozman

I strongly feel that if the farm stays in farming they should not be burdened with any extra estate taxes.

The justification for the reckless tax-and-spending legislation that we are about to address, is the climate infrastructure needs of the United States.

If proposed changes to stepped-up basis are included, which is still a possibility later in this process, it will be devastating to family farms.

I would like to help reverse that trend and be a part of seeing this come back.

This is a product being developed by Democratic leadership behind closed doors, a reckless tax-and-spend agenda.

I raise these concerns because the Senate Agriculture Committee has not held a single hearing to consider any part of this bill.

Nobody has worked any harder for the dairy industry than you all as the years have gone by.

I hope my colleagues keep in mind that as they contemplate going down a very concerning road for our country.

$135 billion in new spending on agriculture and climate programs financed on the back of hardworking family farmers.

The time you are spending away from your duties on the farm and from your work is not lost on us.

Well, thank you. Again, I would say it makes no sense to not spend money to make money.

I would like to work with you to see how we can move this forest forward and generate more revenue and healthier habitat.

Federal and State land management agencies and private timberland owners recognize the need to increase the pace and scale of hazardous fuels reduction on Federal lands.

What I do not want to hear in the future or now is that we do not have the resources for the individuals in the Forest Service to provide what it takes to do the contract.

I deeply respect making your family your priority, and I am pleased that you are now ready for the challenge of the office.

As you know, Arkansas is a major forestry State.

What we do not want to do is have producers sign up and then, with subsequent lawsuits, all of this, you know, being thrown up in the air.

Mr. Bonnie's prior service and work in the private sector should be helpful if he is confirmed as FPAC Under Secretary.

Her knowledge will prove valuable as the Under Secretary for Rural Development, as it oversees three agencies: the Rural Utility Service, the Rural Housing Service, and the Rural Business Cooperative Service.

Today we welcome former Congresswoman Torres Small, the administration's nominee for Under Secretary of Rural Development, and Robert Bonnie, nominated to lead the Farm Production and Conservation, or FPAC, mission area.

I am concerned that the Department has announced inflation-adjusted CRP soil rental rates.

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.

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

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