TAPS is grateful to Chairman Tester and Senator Boozman for reintroducing the Caring for Survivors Act of 2021.

Clearly this has been a successful effort to date.

Under no circumstances should DIC payments be at a lower rate than other Federal survivor benefits.

And I want to follow up on the digital divide that we are, you know, discussing now.

I rise today to recognize the extraordinary work of the teachers in Arkansas and across the country. As we prepare to celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week, it is clear that educators are in a class by themselves when it comes to resilience…

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

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?

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…

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

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

I join my colleagues today to address the ongoing discussions taking place in Congress among the executive branch and in communities across the country about the state of our Nation's infrastructure and how to improve it to propel our…

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

If confirmed, can you commit to assisting Congress in closing these legal loopholes...

Thank you, Senator Warnock, very much. On behalf of myself and Senator Stabenow, who had to run and cast a vote--that is the only thing we absolutely have to do around here--we want to thank the panel.

Our children are not something that we should ever give up on.

Nobody has done a better job during the pandemic than you all have, and before the pandemic.

I look forward to working with Chairwoman Stabenow and the other members of the Committee to produce a bipartisan child nutrition bill this year.

We need your feedback so that government is helping you with your mission, not getting in the way.

The Summer Food Service Program needs to be modernized to include flexibility in the congregate meals requirement.