John Yarmuth: “There are 9 million acres already under lease that they have.”

Several years ago, I ran into a former Member of the House and asked him whether he missed it. He answered: ``I don't miss the circus. I miss the clowns.'' Now that I am in my final days as a Member and have reflected on my 16 years here…

We were trying to get money to businesses, we were trying to get money to state and local governments.

We need to be much better at that.

If every life were truly sacred in this country, we wouldn't be having a hearing about programs to keep mothers and their children healthy, fed, and cared for, we would be fully funding them.