Howard Berman: “I am pleased to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, the gentleman from…”

We must do our best to minimize the risks faced by these brave public servants and provide adequate funding to do so, but we must also recognize that such risks can never be completely eliminated.

You are a true friend.

Considering the support for that agreement all across the farming community, I am not sure why we would craft something completely new that is opposed by important members of that community.

I don't see the one individual who asked to join me in speaking on this, so I yield back the balance of my time.