Rick Allen

Energy independence is critical to national security, as our adversaries like Russia understand the world is now more dependent on foreign oil and natural gas.

We unequivocally condemn Russian President Vladimir Putin and his attacks, which have put the lives of millions and security of Europe in grave danger.

Your gift of the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline granted Putin more control over energy in the region while at the same time, your policies weakened America's energy independence.

This Administration's war on fossil fuel, which is causing input costs to rise at unprecedented levels

I want to know why are we taking our eye off the ball on feeding America in the most efficient and the safest ways, and all of this noise about climate change?

They see empty shelves and the price of food is unprecedented

We have to figure out in this next farm bill how to make that more flexible.

We have to make it more flexible for them because things change.

We know the planet is warming, but nobody can tell me what we are doing and how we are putting our economy and our farms at risk trying to bring that temperature down.

We have the White House combined with my colleagues, who are a real threat to the family farm today.

American farmers. They are the greatest conservationists in the world, and it is only with their lead that we can continue to protect our natural resources and habitats while also continuing to feed the world.

I greatly appreciated the opportunity to meet with stakeholders in Georgia and across the country to identify ways to continue to improve ReConnect.

Well, my home State of Georgia Broadband Map Program is the gold standard in the nation's broadband maps.

We applaud your action to implement the Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability (DATA) Act.

Our rural communities are depending upon us, and we are going to succeed.

We said finally we are going to get rural broadband in place.

I think that it demands that we as a Committee have a strong oversight role that we need to exercise in terms of bridging the digital divide in essential or rural America.

My home State of Georgia Broadband Map Program is the gold standard in the nation's broadband maps.

Unfortunately, since Chairwoman Rosenworcel is not represented here today, I cannot ask her about the implementation of the DATA Act (Pub. L. 113-101).

I urge the leadership of this Committee to convene a separate hearing in the future where we can hear from the leadership of these agencies as well.

I am disappointed that the Federal Communications Commission and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration are not represented in this hearing today.

More than $147 billion in Federal funding has been dedicated to broadband in the last 4 years alone.

Right now, for the first time, it appears that funding may not be the most pressing issue.

There is nothing that holds back rural America from continued economic development than broadband and cell service.

Obviously increasing broadband--well, actually completing broadband to all rural Americans has been my top priority here in Congress.