In 1956, President Eisenhower said, 'Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil, and you're a thousand miles from the corn field.'

And if this assessment has not taken place, I request that this study be done by the EPA and sent to the Committee no later than this summer.

By taking that narrow-minded approach, you are not only leaving biofuels behind, but you are leaving rural America behind as well.

There are no better climate heroes in the world than the American farmer, rancher, and forester.

they are more worried about selling a message, whether it is true or whether it is not, or whether we are ready to advance or not, and they are willing to sacrifice the farmer and our economy to do so.

It is clear to me there are a number of regulatory actions pursued by your agency that negatively impact American farmers and ranchers.

I was proud to cosponsor that resolution and would like to thank Ranking Member Scott for joining us in the effort to provide certainty for those who need it most.

A weakened American agriculture industry threatens human health and the environment.

the Oracle Cerner system should not be implemented at any more VA sites until the VA Medical Centers leadership certifies that the medical center is ready.

If you crush the ethanol industry, which is a significant part of agriculture, if you crush the petroleum industry, you will crush the rural economy.

Thank you for the opportunity to provide a written statement for today's hearing.

We thank the Chair, Ranking Member, and the Subcommittee Members for your time, attention, and devotion to the cause of veterans in higher education.

The Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act is critically important to military and veteran caregivers across the Nation.

Ensuring that we have a strong and reliable farm safety net is absolutely crucial.

Yesterday was National Agriculture Day, a day to celebrate the contributions of America's farmers, growers, and ranchers. These hardworking men and women provide our families with the food, fuel, and fiber we need each and every day…

I will always support giving you the resources you need to carry out the mission.

I am telling you right now, if we do not knock this stuff off and quit making it partisan or political, the fact that we keep spending money we do not have, my kids, your kids and our grandkids are not going to have squat, period, point…

If we went completely bankrupt and we plummeted this country into some Third World nation because again, nobody up here in any committee hearing that I ever go to talks about spending less money or being more responsible.

I also expect and demand that we be good stewards of the taxpayers' investment.

I mean, it was all ready to go, but then this whole new situation.

The committee has already started highlighting it.

You guys want to know what math does not work? The fact that year after year after year after year up here, we continue to spend more money than we have.

No one on our side of the aisle, no one wants to cut services to our veterans.

We want to be wise with your tax dollars, because you are not just veterans, you are taxpayers.

No one on our side of the aisle, no one wants to cut services to our veterans.