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Due to unforeseen scheduling circumstances, I was unable to vote on H.R. 6493, the Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act of 2022, as amended, when it was put before the House of Representatives today. Had I been present…
Since the 2018 Farm Bill was written, farmers have experienced the economic impacts of a trade war with China.
I hear through pretty much every ag meeting I have how important the Federal crop insurance program is to help farmers manage their risk.
I am a proud co-lead of the amendment with Ranking Member Ken Buck of Colorado. This amendment is the result of good faith negotiations on an issue raised by Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee during debate on my bill, the Ending…
Congress has also provided significant disaster funding to provide additional support for producers hit by extreme weather, funding for which was requested by the Biden Administration last September.
what specific policies would you recommend to combat the historic and current discrimination too often faced by Black and Brown farmers in your respective industries?
Risk mitigation is a huge factor for all farmers of all sizes, scales, and complexities.
The President's budget request for 2023 included $300 million for rural electric co-ops so they can transition from their infrastructure of fossil fuels to more renewables.
Those waivers, we like to characterize it as giving out candy on Halloween. They were just given out so indiscriminately.
Obviously, whether we are Democrats or Republicans, we can all agree that national security is critical to all of us.
I think it is shortsighted. Intentionally undercutting demand for domestically produced biofuels would pull the rug out from beneath our corn and our soybean growers.
In 2016, my deputy chief of staff, Kate Jennings, first joined our office. After working with political greats like then-Senator Barack Obama and Senator Dick Durbin, our team was lucky that Kate would be bringing her passion and her…
I thank Congresswoman Demings for putting this together. We are grateful to her. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize National Police Week. I stand here today with my heart full of gratitude, gratitude for the brave police officers who saved…
An unplanned closure of Lock 25 alone would result in about $1.5 billion lost to our economy.
The American Families Plan, it is just so great to see that President Biden is requesting doubling the yearly TEACH Grant award from $4,000 to $8,000.
I cannot tell you the level of excitement that I feel when President Biden announces a $153,000,000 request for the program this fiscal year.
It is clear to me, especially after this visit by the First Lady, that community college can play an incredible role in providing nursing--people coming out of the nursing programs, dental programs, dental hygienists and other degrees.
How could investment in clean energy jobs help bolster our economy, including in rural America and the Midwest?
I believe also that we need to do more to help dislocated workers to find good, quality jobs.
The bill that I introduced with a group of bipartisan colleagues... would provide funding for CO2 transport infrastructure and storage.
I have a deep appreciation for your critical mission, and the essential work that you are doing.
To build a strong foundation for a successful economy, our nation requires a significant investment.
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