Ann Kirkpatrick: “Mr. Chairman, I ask that the statement of Mr. Barber and Ms. Sinema's full statement be submitted to the record.”

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 come from a multi-generational family of ranchers in northern Arizona.

It is incumbent upon Congress and the USDA to reverse this trend.

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