Bottom line for me is that more material we are getting out of the woods into some type of positive use.

Our nation's forests are a great natural resource, and today we will examine how innovative wood products can lead to healthy and productive forests and improve rural economies.

We are the number two importer of wood products, I am just wondering what are we doing?

We in Washington have been trying to get less Washington in things and more local here in some of our efforts.

I also want to touch on a couple things here. Mr. Dunn and Mr. Erickson talking about ag labor, and well, do we have a bill for you.

Honestly, sir, I look at it as a national security issue because at some point, so much of our product is going to be out-sourced and imported that we are not going to be able to feed ourselves healthy and nutritious fruits and vegetables…

Thank you, Madam Chair. Good morning. Thank you, panelists. I appreciate you, Chair Spanberger, for calling this hearing today to update and review on the implementation of these important conservation programs in the Agricultural…

California has had great success using both EQIP and RCPP for conservation projects targeting the Tricolored Blackbird.

Today we are reviewing access to the nation's voluntary conservation programs.

If you all want to talk about wanting to have cleaner running trucks on the road immediately, especially with CARB coming down on California truckers on January 1, just days away from now, and you make it a much higher bar by having this…

To continue down this road--basically you get to Bakersfield 20 minutes sooner than you would have for many billions of dollars and much ag land lost and parts of cities effected.

Thank you, Madam Chair Spanberger, for holding today's hearing, and the way we conduct this Committee. I really appreciate it.