Ann Kirkpatrick: “Do you think that the CRISP program is helping them address those vulnerabilities more quickly?”

SNAP and our Federal safety net programs are a hand-up, not a hand-out, and many of us on this Committee once utilized the program.

It is not only a question of fairness, but also an important investment in the future of our agricultural economy.

Ranching is hard enough as it is, in the best of circumstances, so thank you for staying with it, and for what you do.

I have seen firsthand the challenges these communities, tribal communities face on a daily basis.