Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I appreciate it.

It is just devastating in Florida without oranges.

What we are seeing, in my opinion, is it is an overreach of the Federal Government regulation that is solving a problem that is not really at the root of the problem.

Administer McBride, at the Ag Appropriations hearing on Tuesday, you said the demand for the Broadband Loan Program was double the program level.

I see a nanny state growing as Mr. Scott brought up. People know how to feed themselves for the most part.

Because there is just so much misinformation and confusion on that, and we need to promote the benefits of these products if we are, and we are growing to nine billion people on this planet and we need to be able to utilize these products.

We have a pilot program right now for ten states. We know, really, the results of able bodied work requirements.

What if they were to sell that meat, or donate it to a food bank? Does that violate that, and are they held accountable for that?

It seems to be out of step with the science-based regulatory approach followed by the U.S.

the research I have read--I am a veterinarian by trade, and I have practiced for 30 years, food animal production specifically.

We passed that bill here in the House, went over to the Senate, and, the way I understand, the Senate is going to send it back to us.

In this time of budgetary constraints, do the grants really do the most good, in your opinions?