Jim Costa: “thank my colleague, Congresswoman Spanberger, for your important legislation.”

I think that farmers, ranchers, dairymen and -women are critical in so many different ways, but they are also stewards of the environment.

The challenges of coming together with local, state, and Federal policy to ensure that agriculture remains what it is, which is a national security issue.

I thank my colleague for organizing this Special Order, appropriately so, because this is the conclusion of the inauguration efforts of this week. On January 6, 2021, I expressed numerous times to my constituents and to my colleagues that…

I also rise today to honor the life of Dottie Jones, and what an incredible life it was. She lived 103 years, and she lived with passion and determination. A loving mother of four children and a lifelong friend, she peacefully passed away…