Byron Donalds: “I did not hear an argument as to why $250 million needs to be spent for the Foreign Agriculture Service. What I heard…”

“I did not hear an argument as to why $250 million needs to be spent for the Foreign Agriculture Service. What I heard, Mr. Chairman, was talk about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act which, by the way, has yielded more tax revenue to the Federal Government than at any other time in American history. The minority party refuses to acknowledge the fact that actual tax policy changes in a positive way which reduces rates on producers in our country actually yields more tax revenue to the Federal Government. They refuse to acknowledge that to this day. If you are going to ask for a recipe for fiscal sanity in this Nation, it is to actually lower marginal tax rates over a consistent period of time--consistent, controlled spending restraint at the Federal level over a period of time. Those two things will actually lead us to spending less in this government and provide more prosperity to all of the people that we serve, regardless of where they fall on the economic ladder. Mr. Chairman, I ask my colleagues to support this amendment. This is what we should be doing. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Donalds). The amendment was agreed to. The Acting CHAIR. The Chair understands that amendment No. 52 will not be offered. The Chair understands that amendment No. 53 will not be offered. Amendment No. 54 Offered by Mr. Biggs The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No.…”