I also want to thank Congresswoman Meng for her questions because she did shine a light on some of the assignment decisions that are made in the State Department and USAID which are very concerning.

I want to thank you, Ambassador, and President Biden, for helping to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to at-risk populations around the world.

When one of us suffers, we all suffer.

Our world's oceans are near and dear to all of our hearts. I grew up on the shores of the Long Island Sound...

How wonderful it is to welcome you to the Appropriations Committee. And we are all so excited about your historic nomination, 54th Secretary of the Interior.

I treasure that friendship and look forward to continuing our work together in the administration.

I am particularly interested in how we can better utilize the lands in the fight against climate change as crucial carbon sinks.

the child tax credit was not in it. So I picked up the phone. I talked to Ron Klain. Within about 24 hours, they came back and said, it's in.

We are going to lift millions of children and their families out of poverty with the stroke of the pen when this president -- and I thank him for it -- is going to sign it.

I`m talking about extending the child tax credit to the families that need it most.

Help is on the way. It is on the way. And it’s so much needed.

So that they were willing partners.

I will come back. And we`re going to make this permanent. The president said it.

This is a historic moment for our country, Lawrence. It really is. We are about to create a child allowance that, as you have pointed out, will lift four million children, one half of children in this country out of poverty.

The moment that we are at, Lawrence, is that we have presidential leadership. President Biden is fourth square (ph) for this piece of legislation. He spoke to our Democratic caucus not two nights ago where he said he is committed to making…

As the world recovers from the pandemic and increases its demand for premium ag products from America, we have an extraordinary opportunity to re-envision the future of ag research and education.

Let me be frank, in my view, the Department of Science and Research agencies have had to endure 4 years of assault...

What if you cut it in half? What if you cut it 75 percent? The reality is, that is diet related.

This budget also reflects a desire to do so for communities that have been dealing with persistent poverty for far too long.

I want to thank you both for your leadership in this area and what you have done to really to give FDA the authority, if you will, to deny drugs at the border without the transparency that is required.

the United States should never pursue trade deals at the expense of American farmers, food safety, and jobs.

I look forward to working closely with you to advocate for our farmers, our ranchers, and our rural communities.

Why are we using the Federal procurement process at USDA to subsidize a foreign corrupt owned meatpacker?

It is imperative, gentlemen and gentleladies, it is imperative that the FDA prioritize this particular program and work as expeditiously as possible to remove toxic heavy metals from baby food.

I believe to effectively implement this bold new vision, we need a high level of understanding of how it helps our diverse array of agricultural producers.