Rae Oliver Davis

I don't think it is all due to rising beef costs. I am certain it has a lot more to do with this Administration's reckless spending and policies.

It's important that this Administration provides recipients with the flexibility needed to ensure that they can be built in the most cost-effective way.

I want to welcome all of our witnesses.

Inflation: It's what's for dinner would actually be a more appropriate name for this hearing.

And now we just hope that the administration is able to implement this provision in a way that we had intended it when this was debated numerous times here in this committee.

Time is money, and in a world of skyrocketing inflation, further delay in implementing this law limits the total number of jobs.

I object. Just kidding.

Earlier this month, we once again saw sky-high inflation numbers, 8.5 percent.

We are writing to you regarding the beef pricing hearing you announced for Wednesday, April 27, 2022.

Forced divestment is the option you`re talking about.

I just--I think what we are hearing from our witnesses is that Members have a choice.

We want to do the right thing here.

That is a corruption problem.

The intent of the 2012 STOCK Act is good. It was meant to create a public disclosure system for Members of Congress to report their trades in a timely manner.

I would argue that both Republicans and Democrats here, we engage with the American people on a regular basis.

But where we are right now, I mean, Congress today versus 25 years ago is much more transparent.

There is a common theme here, that corrupt people do corrupt things.

But in the end, we want to do the right thing. We all try to do that right thing.

We have given the STOCK Act ten years, and it is time for Congress to take another look at this issue.

I want to reclaim my time really quick, because I want to go a little further on this.

I just think it is untenable.

What is it that you would recommend we do to fix the current transparent process, because I think that is a key point...

I am going to ask you guys one more time, and anybody else can answer this. This is my last question.

I hope you are willing to listen to how we can make the process better.

I look forward to our expert witnesses' testimony and further discussion, and I hope we can leave this hearing with a better understanding of the ramifications of any proposed solution as we embark on working together, hopefully, to craft…