Neal Dunn

I think it runs somewhat counter to the past practices of this Subcommittee.

You are shining a light on a large problem, and you are also helping fix the problem, and I thank you for that.

It is amazing that we have to do that sometimes, but, you know, that is exactly what we are here for.

I challenge and plead with my colleagues on this great bipartisan Committee to accomplish what is now possible: efficiently ensuring that every veteran in America has access to a peer to peer support model that works to save their lives…

We do need to bring it back up and see if we can push it over to the Senate.

We do have more drugs floating around in the VA system than should be. It is partly over-prescribing, but it is also partly our fault in the system.

I promise to work with you to address that as rapidly as possible.

This bill is cosponsored by 21 of our colleagues, including Committee members Kathleen Rice, Chris Pappas, Greg Steube and Elaine Luria.

This has been my first ever Members Hearing like this. It is a--I know it is not a common forum, but it is a great forum for us to actually hear from our Members.

The 2018 Farm Bill tackled the problem by providing the NOP with additional authorities to secure the industry from fraud.

Increases in domestic production have not been able to keep up with the increase in demand, which has created import pressures.

However, these successes have not come without challenges. Increases in domestic production have not been able to keep up with the increase in demand, which has created import pressures.

And as we know, over the last several years, we have continued to hear reports of fraudulent imports of organic products coming to the U.S. undercutting our domestic producers and creating some distrust.

I know USDA has made good progress in implementing these provisions. I look forward to hearing about that progress from Under Secretary Ibach today.

Consumer demand for agriculture goods produced under the organic seal continues to show double-digit growth.

I thank the panel for your patience. I know we dinged you on your schedule today; we dinged ourselves, so we know we dinged you too, but it is our fault, and I appreciate your patience and your willingness to come and educate us.

The first concern was that the VA Research was not sufficiently focused on veteran-specific conditions and concerns.

Let me say that I think Chairwoman Brownley and I would love to help in any way we can, removing regulatory barriers or underscoring things that you need underscored in order to make progress.

Thank you for your efforts on our behalf and the behalf of your patients.

Have you published that paper?

We have known this was a problem for a very long time, this is why I reintroduced 1092, the Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment Support Act.

Emergency management, the topic of today's hearing is a particularly poignant and timely one for me.

Thank you, Chairman Cox.

I would like to call out President Trump for his leadership on this important issue with the signing of yesterday's agricultural biotechnology Executive Order.

We are running out of time. Citrus growers need long-term, sustainable solutions.