"opening statement"
"if there are Members on the other side of the aisle that truly want to see a farm bill come to fruition this year, my door remains open to negotiation from any partner willing to come to the table wit..."
"It is clear that we need to come together, Republicans and Democrats, on a farm bill that strengthens the farm safety net, and we are going to do it together."
"we are not going to have nutrition if we don't have farmers."
"I would say that we would appreciate a strong safety net or a stronger safety net."
"it is my hope that our farm bill will take all of this into consideration."
"agriculture is extremely important to our rural communities, but it is important to urban communities as well."
"His stubborn refusal to engage on a bipartisan farm bill is irresponsible for the American people, especially our farmers."
"This delay hurts the American people, especially in rural communities where our farms are, and it injects uncertainty into our nation's economies."
"This is also a national security bill. Let us not be cute about this, ladies and gentlemen."
"My feeling is Speaker Johnson will not bring this bill to the floor for a vote because it was not written as a serious bill."
"She brought it up in 2 weeks in July, which is the height now of appropriations season."