Julia Brownley: “I would just say that, yes, I want to be competitive with China's military and their readiness first and foremost.…”

“I would just say that, yes, I want to be competitive with China's military and their readiness first and foremost. Second, our DOD officials are talking about the future. They are not talking about today. They are talking about preparedness for the future. Mr. Chair, if you want a ribeye steak, cultivated meats can create that, and I assure you it will be delicious. They will love it, and they will not know the difference. Our military will not know the difference. Mr. Chair, if we take this even out of the military, this is about investing in a new industry in our country that both Democrats and Republicans support because it is an opportunity for us to move and lead this, as opposed to China, Singapore, Israel, or Australia, which are already leading in this. We want to be competitive in the global marketplace. We want our military to be ready. This is about the future. This is about research. This is about science saying it is either good or bad, but to move forward with the research so that we know what our options are for the future for our military, which might be deployed to an offshore island somewhere, where there is no access to food whatsoever except for what they can develop. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.”