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

The resulting 2021 Thrifty Food Plan was the first in 5 decades to not be held cost-neutral, allowing it to truly reflect the cost of an adequate diet.

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.

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

The bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act made the largest Federal broadband investment in our nation's history, totaling nearly $65 billion.

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.

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

I am pleased to have this distinguished panel of nine representatives from a variety of national commodity associations.

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the necessity of reliable broadband as workplaces and businesses migrated online.

In past farm bill debates, there have been efforts to reform the Food for Peace to shift more resources away from commodity food aid to cash assistance.

The disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic opened many Americans' eyes to the importance of reliable food production.

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

Farmers have been burned so badly by the previous iteration of margin coverage that not one dairy farmer I talked to in my district thought they would re-enroll.

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.

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

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

We are losing dairy farms every single day.

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…

Thanks to the 2018 Farm Bill, low-income Americans receiving SNAP benefits, on average, receive $36.24 more per person per month.

Jim Hagedorn fought a good fight. He finished his course, and Dear God, Jim Hagedorn kept the faith.

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

She has introduced bipartisan legislation to make it easier for veterans with disabilities to access SNAP, the Feed Hungry Veterans Act of 2022 (H.R. 7272).

How many projects have been awarded or obligated annually under the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance program over the past 5 years?

Credit unions are eager to be that partner, but archaic charter and field of membership restrictions prevent most from expanding more broadly to help those who are most in need.

One of the most important things that Congress could do is empower rural communities through financial inclusion.