David Valadao

I have been meeting with folks all over my district over the past few weeks, and because of this ongoing pandemic, many constituents are not able to pay their utility bills.

The reason for this testimony, I thought it was concerning the FDA would supply foreign manufacturers with those heads-up before inspections.

I look forward to that. That is something I will have my staff reach out to yours to make sure that, whatever is available, we are able to help provide.

Though I thank you for this acknowledgment, more needs to be done to help our farmers and our water users in California.

We shouldn't be deterring these young people from wanting to pursue having their own farms because of too much bureaucratic red tape and lack of access to resources.

I look forward to working with you as we move forward on the drought issue.

I appreciate that. And I appreciate you bringing up that you have worked with other agencies.

I thank the chairman, my friend from California, for the opportunity to have this time. Representing the Central Valley in Congress has been an honor of a lifetime. There are truly no words to express how grateful I am to my supporters…

As a member of the committee of jurisdiction, I am proud to rise today in strong support of the fiscal year 2019 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill. Our military servicemembers have made immeasurable sacrifices…

I am pleased to see that $713 million requested for cybersecurity operations at NPPD was requested.

Protecting our homeland must be a unifying cause.

We need to make sure that larger producers have the same risk management options as others.

It is clear that science-based regulation and accurate product labeling will be critical to ensure an even playing field and prevent consumer confusion as USDA examines this issue further.

I think it is important that we ensure this program remains fair to producers of all sizes.

The continued targeting of agriculture, it is not going to fix a system that is broken, which has truly become a bureaucratic nightmare.

I have been an advocate in this Congress, as have many of my colleagues, to find a solution.

I represent the State of Washington, part of the State of Washington, in the central part of the state, which is a rich agricultural region.

Because of the broadening enforcement efforts by ICE, 'targeting' is the word used many times, even legal workers and legal farmers, people are in a place where they think they are being targeted.

I appreciate the opportunity to talk about something that is so important. We always talk about the different things we can do in Congress to help our constituents. Something I spend a lot of time on is water. It is very important to help…

Would automated train operations improve rail safety and if so how?

Any specifics on ships as far as revamping or purchasing new ones?

Thank you, Secretary Carson, for being here today.

On the victims of sex trafficking, that is something that obviously law enforcement and some of these NGOs in my communities are looking for ways to get people out of those situations as quickly as possible, to help get them out of that…

The Federal Government does have a role to play. And I think it is a facilitating role.

This administration has been much, much tighter in terms of granting waivers for Buy America provisions.