Cindy Axne: “I take those very personally because those are my constituents, and I would like you to keep that in mind when you are…”

While Congress cannot protect cattle producers and their businesses from being shunned by packers for testifying, Members of this Committee certainly shouldn't facilitate or allow packers to intimidate witnesses prior to a hearing.

We have the best stewards of the environment in Iowa because we got a lot of farmers.

So, having these kinds of predatory rent increases benefiting from Federal backing just seems so wrong.

I have some grave concerns right now about what is happening at the SEC under Chair Gensler.