Jim Costa

Clearly, when you talked about an example that you may lose some market share as a result of this supply chain crunch, there is no guarantee you are going to get that customer back, right?

This is a very important and serious hearing that we are having, and it is timely.

I commend the gentleman and my colleagues on this effort. It is very important, and it is the right thing to do.

The bottom line is if we do this, we can address the challenges of the future for sustainability in the production of food and fiber not only for our nation, but for the world.

Food is not only a national security issue, but a world security issue.

If I find that tomato, my friend, I will make it mandatory that a case be supplied to every Member of the Agriculture Committee.

The amount of food that is wasted in the United States is in excess of--depending upon the different products we are talking about, in excess of 30 percent.

The farm to fork strategy is focused on reducing the impacts of agriculture, which means that they are going to be producing less food in Europe.

We are trying to produce more with less, right?

I want to once again thank our Subcommittee Chair Stacey Plaskett for her graciousness, and her efforts with her staff, to, in a very challenging sort of way, pull together these two Subcommittees for this joint hearing in a completely…

Thank you, Dr. Oatley, for that informative testimony, and I think President George Washington was correct in his observation then, and I think that is instructive for us today.

While I believe we must address the underlying problems that are causing climate change, it is also necessary for us to begin to adapt to changing climate conditions.

I think that a strong science-based regulatory framework is what we need to do to have an international standard that we can all comply with.

Biotechnology is an important tool that can help our food system increase its resilience to a changing world.

It is incumbent upon us as policy makers to understand how technological advancement can benefit our food system.

Agricultural biotechnology is a critical subject with lots of potential for solving some of our most pressing issues.

Biotechnology is a critical subject, with lots of potential in solving some of our most pressing issues

I support all of these pieces of legislation. I think it is important as you have said repeatedly that the House Foreign Affairs Committee assert itself on issues and challenges facing our country around the world in these resolutions.

Representative Costa posed a question at the October 15th hearing suggesting a future of significantly reduced hydrology.

Using all the water tools in our water toolbox.

Food doesn't come from your restaurant, or your favorite store, but it comes from people and farm workers.

Our water allocation for the production of food is a national security issue.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill would add to that another $5.35 billion.

In the fiscal appropriations for 2022, we have water-related resources at $1.7 billion plus.

I am a big supporter of that.