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James Richardson Comer is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Kentucky's 1st congressional district since January 3, 2016. A member of the Republican Party, Comer has focused on issues such as agriculture, economic development, and government accountability during his tenure. He previously served as the Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture from 2012 to 2016, where he worked on various initiatives to support farmers and promote the state's agricultural products.
This must be a proud day for many Washington Democrats: the beginning of their quest to impeach our duly-elected President of the United States, with wall-to-wall coverage from all the major media networks of this circus of an event. But…
I believe the Democrats' impeachment inquiry requires our Members' attention, and I hope moving forward we can agree to avoid this type of scheduling conflict.
The SAFE rule is good for public safety, good for the economy, and good for the environment.
Today's life expectancy rate in our Nation is at a historic high, and that is great news. It also means we need to be doing all we can to ensure that Americans have access to quality, timely services which allow them to live independently…
Discrimination of any type should not be tolerated, and no one should ever be denied an opportunity because of unlawful discrimination.
We should prioritize discrimination policies that are responsible and effective so our nation's workers and job creators can flourish, and America's workplaces can be free from discrimination.
I think it's the goal of both parties in Congress to ensure that pregnant workers are protected in the workplace.
This week is National School Lunch Week. I rise today to recognize the importance of school lunch programs in our Nation, which provide low-cost or free lunches to more than 29 million children in nearly 100,000 public and residential…
I represent Murray State University, which is a non-land-grant university in my district.
The House Agriculture Committee must add back in this comparatively small amount of funding for these non-land-grant colleges.
They have over 1,100 agriculture students at Murray State, and they are leading the way in reinventing agriculture hemp.
The proposed rule will have devastating consequences for millions of our Nation's children and families.
Everyone in this room wants what is best for our Nation's school children. Unfortunately, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are intent on painting the picture that this administration is eager to put school age children in…
Too many in Congress find it way too easy to spend hard earned taxpayer dollars without promising accountability.
The impact analysis USDA completed on this SNAP rule was how the program impacted SNAP participation, is that correct?
I believe the rule will strengthen integrity in the SNAP program by closing an unintended loophole...
All eligible children will continue to receive school meals. Let me repeat that. All eligible school children will continue to receive meals.
This proposed SNAP rule will only exacerbate our Nation's food insecurity crisis.
The only sensible step forward is to rescind this proposal and preserve access to automatic free school meals for nearly a million children.
Education is a critical part of students' success later in life and we know there is a correlation between food and healthy nutrition.
This CBD industry is like the Wild West. It's a good industry. It's a good product, but there needs to be regulations.
I think that there's a lot of positive benefits from cannabidiol oil, but this industry needs to be regulated.
Our office is working with USDA and FDA to try to see that we have good regulations that protect the consumers while helping the industry grow.
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