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.

Outdoor recreation was growing faster than the economy as a whole.

We look forward to working with the Committee to identify policies and opportunities to help further strengthen both.

As Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, I stand ready to work together with you, as a partner, in bringing this very much needed financial help to our merchandisers of U.S. cotton.

Outdoor recreation is an antidote to these problems in many communities.

There is no greater opportunity for sustainable rural development than through embracing the outdoors.

The challenges facing our food supply and society demand an improved regulatory approach.

I ask that the Subcommittee support my request for a study on the feasibility of modifying the landscape to reduce the city's flood potential.

I want to ensure that this Committee has a seat at the table and that the voice of America's farmers, America's ranchers, America’s foresters, and above all else, our rural residents are considered.

For this project, I am requesting authorization of $105 million in funding for this environmental infrastructure project.

I am joined by both Congressman Lawson and Congressman Dunn of Florida in asking that the Subcommittee identify hydrilla as an additional aquatic invasive species of concern.

My first priority is to address the perennial problem of aquatic invasive species, particularly hydrilla, that have plagued Lake Seminole for the past twenty years.

I submitted five requests to the committee, which will address longstanding environmental and infrastructure concerns that have an impact in Georgia's Second Congressional District and throughout the State.

We must know what the long-term impacts to these businesses will be.

I want to see what can be done to make sure that rural America is not left behind.

It was basically an artificial tariff for us, because they were not going to import soybeans anyway.

Currently, we ship about five percent of the soybeans we produce in the U.S. and export go in containers.

This is our Paul Revere moment. We have to sound the alarm on this weakness that we have right now.

We must have a Franklin Delano Roosevelt moment. When they had the Depression during the 1930s, we responded.

We cannot, we must not, and we will not ever have a food shortage in our nation.

We have put our Paul Revere hats on here today, we have sounded the alarm.

I know what the impact of the price increases has done to my family, and I certainly know that it is hurt a lot of people very bad in this country.

We do not have, at this point, a shortage of food.

Food is our most important industry. I say that all the time, because there are a lot of things, as I said, we can deal with, but we can't deal without food.