Ashley Hinson

The President's decision to increase the budget by only a mere 1.6 percent... is actually a budget cut.

These moves would leave our troops in nearby positions unguarded and vulnerable, and that is unacceptable.

I was disappointed in the President's budget request. I believe it is a disservice to you and all the men and women who commit their lives to defending our freedoms.

Access to healthcare is one thing, abortion is not healthcare.

President Biden has previously expressed strong support for the Hyde Amendment prohibiting taxpayer dollars from directly funding abortions of unborn children.

I urge this Committee to take up the PRECISE Act along with other legislation that will continue to support Iowa's farmers, ranchers, and biofuels producers.

Rural communities cannot continue to be left behind. Their voices matter. Their stories are important.

It is critical that this Committee hold the EPA accountable to maintain the integrity of the Renewable Fuel Standard to maximize the benefit of biofuels.

Farmers don't just deserve to be at the table because these policies impact them, they deserve to be at the table because they have the valuable ideas and solutions that bureaucrats who have never set foot on a farm could ever imagine.

There is a lot of room for flexibility for the executive to interpret things as they would see fit.

I think it is incredibly important that Congress does reassert its control over the power of the purse.

Congress has failed to follow regular order, that is passage of a budget resolution followed by 12 separate appropriation bills before the beginning of the fiscal year, every year since Fiscal Year 1995.

I look forward to his comments on President Biden's decision to withhold funding, since I would assume there would be a similar concern no matter who sits in the oval office.

In closing, we are holding this hearing on the 100th day the Biden Presidency.