Eric Crawford

I know that my friend, Mr. Walz, and Ranking Member Peterson, do not have a direct dog in this fight.

I believe that the Secretary cares about our nation's farmers and ranchers, and so I am very hopeful that he and his team will take action on this important matter.

I implore the Secretary to use the authorities that we have given him in the farm bill to provide critical and urgent relief by designating cottonseed as an oilseed for purposes of Price Loss Coverage and Agricultural Risk Coverage.

I think it is important that we hear from the folks on this panel as they articulate how difficult the circumstances are right now.

The purpose of this hearing is to hear from the folks who are directly affected on the frontlines.

There has been long standing bipartisan support for a government role in expanding broadband services to rural America.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. ___. None of the funds made available by this…

Again, I would just urge my colleagues to support H.R. 2131. I yield back the balance of my time.

Some in this country are standing in the way of critical tax relief, ranging from a permanent section 179 and bonus depreciation to repeal of the death tax.

It is incumbent on the Committee to take appropriate action to provide safeguards against a repeat of that unfortunate decision.

Congress should not delay in passing its reauthorization.

This hearing comes nearly a century after the Grain Standards Act of 1916 was signed into law by then-President Woodrow Wilson.

The situation threatens to seriously erode support for cotton farmers when that support is already threadbare and chronically low prices continue to pose an existential threat to farming cotton in the United States.

I firmly believe that the situation calls for the farm bill to be implemented in the most farmer-friendly manner possible within the limits of the law.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 4, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $18,800,000) (increased by $9,500,000) (increased by…

This ill-conceived law has created economic disruption in the livestock industry and set the stage for a potential $2 billion in trade retaliation.

Can you provide the Committee with a detailed explanation as to why the Department missed the required 60 day statutory deadline to publish a final rule implementing the catfish inspection program?

I think it is critically important that we hear and understand why so many rejected this designation.

I thank the chairman. With that, I would urge a ``yes'' vote and yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Crawford). The amendment was agreed to…

I thank the gentleman from California for his support. I yield to the distinguished chairman of the Agriculture Committee for such time as he may consume.

I thank the gentleman from Nebraska, and I appreciate his leadership on this as well. The Crawford-Terry amendment would prevent the EPA from making public the private information of producers, including their names, telephone numbers…

I want to thank my colleague from Nebraska for joining me in sponsoring this amendment. Earlier this year, as most of us already know, the EPA violated the privacy rights of producers across the country by releasing the personal…

I thank the chairman. With that, I'd urge a ``yes'' vote and yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Crawford). The amendment was agreed to…

I am happy to yield to the distinguished chairman of the Agriculture Committee for such time as he may consume.

I thank the gentleman from Mississippi, and I feel like the chairman would certainly be of the mind to work with the gentleman from Mississippi on this if he is inclined to withdraw the amendment.