I claim the time in opposition to this amendment. The CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.

I claim time in opposition to the gentlewoman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.

Setting aside whether this amendment is misplaced in the Agriculture appropriations bill, this amendment is simply bad policy. We are still fighting the lingering effects of a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic and attempts to cut funding for the…

The USDA Equity Commission was set up in 2022 to address the historic inequities in implementation of the programs by the Department of Agriculture. The Department has a long and storied history of discrimination, as evidenced by the…

I think it is interesting to hear the discussion about a $2 trillion deficit when that was created by the tax cut that they passed in the last administration--$2 trillion because they cut the taxes and reduced the amount of revenue. Come…

This amendment would prevent the closing of offices of the Farm Service Agency for any reason. Although it mentions COVID-19, the prohibition amendment would not be limited to closures related to COVID. The Crawford amendment is…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia will be postponed. Amendment No. 95 Offered by Mr. Good of Virginia The Acting…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia will be postponed. Amendment No. 94 Offered by Mr. Good of Virginia The Acting…

When you cut the energy assistance programs for our farmers and our rural communities, you raise the cost of their production. When you raise the cost of their production, you raise the cost of the products they produce to put on the…

This is a bad amendment. It is bad for the country. It is bad for the USDA. Mr. Chair, I urge defeat of this amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia will be postponed. Amendment No. 93 Offered by Mr. Good of Virginia The Acting…

I certainly rise in opposition to this amendment. The amendment would reduce funding for the Foreign Agriculture Service, which reduces the services promoting United States agricultural exports, developing overseas markets, and increasing…