David Scott

This is becoming a black mark on our nation. We need an answer as to why.

There has to be a reason. We need to get answers to this. The international world is wondering why, and there has to be a reason, with the terrible deeds, the crimes that this Administration is taking.

Why would the U.S. Treasury Department issue a special license exempting this oligarch and making it legal for his entities to continue doing business as usual with our American companies when Putin is murdering children, bombing…

I want to say again how important this hearing is and all of the ones that we have had as we review our present 2018 Farm Bill and as we prepare for the 2023 Farm Bill.

The Committee will come to order. Welcome, I want to thank everyone for joining us today at this important hearing entitled, A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Energy--Renewable Energy Opportunities in Rural America.

You are not going to come and regulate any of our financial institutions.

I want you to help shine a light on just who has generational wealth in America today.

Home value in the United States is the cornerstone of generational wealth.

We can solve these fires. They are burning up so much. Many of our livestock and animals are burned up in those fires.

It is very important to me that we look at all the ways that farmers are using our farm bill programs to mitigate climate change.

We have plenty of oil right here. We have plenty of resources here.

I am giving this as sort of a Paul Revere moment here. I am not saying the British are coming, but I am saying the Russians are already at the door, and they could cause worldwide hunger.

I want to sound the alarm here this morning, and I want you to listen to me, and I want the nation to, because I am the Chair of the House Agriculture Committee, and I am very worried about this turmoil over in Ukraine, and Russia's…

Cannabis has become our fastest-growing product, but there are some mixed problems here.

We can no longer hide it.

It is reminiscent of the Prohibition, which gave birth to our friends in the Mafia.

But we have seen the IMF work for political reasons on many occasions, including the disastrous 2018 loan to the Macri government in Argentina.

The IMF told the U.N. High Commission on Human Rights that, as a purely economic agency, it does not, 'directly engage in the promotion of human rights.'

If Congress contemplates authorizing the use of a Fed-issued digital currency, it should not impede the development and utilization of stablecoins.

Under Secretary Liang, there is a significant portion of our nation's population--Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, and White people as well--who are lacking basic access to banking services, payment technologies, and financial literacy.

We must make sure that we are prioritizing the build-out of projects that will take us into the future.

The upcoming farm bill is an important opportunity for this Committee to continue the work that USDA is already doing in the broadband space.

As we move toward the 2023 Farm Bill, we must understand how these agencies plan to communicate and collaborate.

It is important to note that approximately 90 percent of the country's food supply comes from 12 percent of our farmers.

I believe that in the next farm bill, one of the best investments this Committee can make is further enhancements to the crop insurance system that provide producers affordable options to increase coverage.