I want to start by apologizing to my colleagues because leading up to this farm bill I am going to be a broken record, and the Chair already knows this, a broken record about the 1,200-year drought we are facing in the West.

I want to start by apologizing to my colleagues because leading up to this farm bill I am going to be a broken record, and the Chair already knows this, a broken record about the 1,200-year drought we are facing in the West.

I appreciate that, and I look forward to working with you.

I appreciate that, and I look forward to working with you.

That one policy cut childhood poverty in half in America. It cut family hunger by a quarter in this country.

That one policy cut childhood poverty in half in America. It cut family hunger by a quarter in this country.

Two weeks ago, the IRS notified taxpayers in Colorado in the middle of filing season that they could face a tax on their tax refund.

Nobody is above the law, and that includes you.

Nobody is above the law, and that includes you.

Two weeks ago, the IRS notified taxpayers in Colorado in the middle of filing season that they could face a tax on their tax refund.

Even if you thought it was a good idea, which, for the record, I don't think it's a good idea, and 30 years of experience with the IRS tells us it's not a good idea.