Lisa Blunt Rochester

I think one of the concerns, and one of the reasons why my focus has been on strengthening the Affordable Care Act is because to me this is kind of going backwards.

99 percent of businesses with more than 50 workers offer some form of paid time off to employees.

Last Friday, straight from the train, I had the opportunity to join fellow Delawarians for a rally in support of DREAMers in our State and across our country. These are young adults who were brought to America as children. This is the only…

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I believe there is a place for regulations.

I really want to touch a little bit on both regulation and also on capacity.

There seems to be, just like in the past with the digital divide, you have sometimes those who get access to new technologies and others who don't.

I am glad this is a bipartisan issue that we are dealing with here, particularly when we talk about retirement and the security of families and individuals.

I look forward to working with you on developing sound policy for all of agriculture, including in the 2018 Farm Bill.

I appreciate your concern regarding the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration's (GIPSA) Interim Final Rule (IFR) and the impact this rule could potentially have on the poultry industry.

As the Member of Congress from Delaware, one of the largest economic drivers in my state is the poultry industry.

I was really pleased to hear you say if they grow it, we want to sell it.

I want to follow up on a question that Representative Bustos asked earlier.

We need all those tools available.

Congratulations on your confirmation, and also to welcome you.

Higher education has increasingly become the surest way out of poverty.

To see the bipartisan conversation is a positive.

I do not have a lot of time left, and I would have loved to ask everybody this question because one of my big concerns is the fact that because of this inconsistency of messaging, even the markets, whether it is insurers, others, are…

I would like to highlight for my colleagues two startling numbers.

The United States is currently being outpaced by China in regards to our investment in agricultural research, and Brazil and India are not too far behind.

What is really special is to see the different perspectives up here, all pretty much saying the same thing in terms of the importance of food security.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank the panel. I am torn because I have two questions, and I know it will take up too much time, so I am just going to plant a seed, no pun intended.

Focusing on research is really important to our ag sector.

I really wanted to get here so that I could recognize a Delaware farmer.

I will oppose H.J. Res. 57, Mr. Speaker, and I urge my colleagues to oppose H.J. Res. 57. {time} 1615