we want agriculture to be at the tip of the spear.

Our young, beginning and underserved producers face difficulties in obtaining credit that our more seasoned and established producers may not encounter.

I want to thank Chairman Scott and Ranking Member Thompson for organizing this important hearing.

It is agriculture that must lead this nation's efforts in climate change.

I hold out hope that we can develop a fruitful, consistent partnership with USDA that best serves our rural communities.

Consolidation runs the clear risk of making our dairy supply chains less flexible, especially in moments that call for maximum agility.

Our rural communities need our help, and we are determined to get the help that is needed for our rural communities.

To bolster the American response to these crises, 36 bipartisan Members of the House Agriculture Committee, myself included, recently sent Administrator Power and Secretary Vilsack a letter encouraging them to tap the Bill Emerson…

Historically, these groups of producers tend to have financial positions that are less desirable to lenders.

The urgency of the climate crisis must be met with effective answers.

Broadband is a critical tool for rural development, but inaccessibility to high-speed internet remains a major barrier for rural communities.

We share the responsibility for governing and addressing the needs of rural America, and we can only meet that obligation if we work together.

The 2018 Farm Bill, which passed with strong bipartisan support, included many important SNAP-related provisions.

For the upcoming 2023 Farm Bill we need to consider what the needs are for our agriculture and forestry sectors.

Recent efforts to improve EQIP and the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) will increase accessibility for young, marginalized farmers.

Throughout the pandemic, SNAP has worked as it should, serving as an economic stabilizer for our nation.

We must ensure that the next generation of men and women who take the place of those retiring from this grand occupation have the tools necessary to continue to produce the food and fiber that we rely on for our existence.

I look forward to discussing how SNAP--as the nation's largest anti-hunger program--addresses the food insecurity of those most in need in this country.

Climate change is an increasing and persistent threat to agriculture, disrupting food production across the country and the rest of the world.

We are losing dairy farms every single day.

This Administration promised our ethanol and biofuels producers the world during the campaign and has failed on every single point.

Demand for food assistance is growing, and food banks need more Federal support to meet rising demand.

Thank you to the Honorable David Scott and Glenn ``G.T.'' Thompson for holding this important hearing.

I can assure you that the Food for Peace Program, both as authorized and as implemented, at its core is using U.S.-sourced food commodities.

We must listen to farmers and continue a dialogue with industry and USDA as we navigate that issue to identify the best approach to any changes moving forward.