My friend, and the distinguished Representative from South Dakota, Dusty Johnson, introduced H.R. 4288, the Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act, to reaffirm Federal pesticide labeling uniformity.

It is of the utmost importance that the next farm bill ensures the nearly $20 billion provided in the Inflation Reduction Act is used for its intended purpose.

As their Representative, over the last year, I have been hosting listening sessions throughout my district to hear directly from farmers, producers, researchers, nutrition advocates, land managers, firefighters, and other critical…

We should have a serious conversation in the farm bill about what we can do to increase competition and innovation because ingenuity of our businesses and Americans will bring the best outcomes for all of us.

To the activists who think we need more government on our farms, I invite you to join me on a farm in Iowa to see the work that farmers are doing to care for their animals and the environment.

We have unreasonable regulations created by the government and USDA related to the Waters of USA.

It is critical that California has a seat at the table as we work to reauthorize the farm bill.

We need to have a greater focus on nutrition, quite frankly, not only in the agriculture bill, but in a lot of the bills that deal with healthcare in general.

Cover crops are a way to protect farmers from that risk.

My bill, H.R. 648, the Agriculture Export Promotion Act of 2023 would expand and extend the MAP and FMD programs to ensure that American farmers and ranchers have the support they need to grow their businesses.

I have the great honor of representing 12 Tribes who call my district home.

To address this issue, I, along with others on this Committee and with overwhelming support from organic growers, introduced H.R. 5973, the Continuous Improvement and Accountability in Organic Standards Act.

I urge you to take the opportunity with the upcoming farm bill to address this issue and support greater nutrition assistance and security for Puerto Rico.

We urge the Committee to oppose efforts to cut funding, redirect funding, or otherwise undermine critical Title II programs and technical assistance within the USDA.

As the Representative of a district which counts constituents whose families have been directly affected by the barbaric tactics employed by the Chinese State to oppress communities in Xinjiang based on their faith and ethnic origin, I…

I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this legislation, so that we can pass it on the floor of the House of Representatives and send an unequivocal message to the world that we will stand, and will continue to stand, in solidarity…

I hope someday they will be able to achieve that distinction with their own independence and autonomy.

I agree very much with my colleague Congressman Scott Perry that this should be the beginning of passage of legislation to stand up for the people of Tibet and stand against the Chinese Communist Party genocide in Tibet.

We can't get anything done. Bills can't be brought to the House floor. We can't debate them on the House floor. We can't pass anything into law.

I fully supported the initiation of a formal dispute settlement process with India regarding both its domestic rice and wheat subsidy regime at the WTO, and I still do.

I think our concern is that the laws of economics always make the people most in need the last in line.

I am proud of the steps that we have taken over the last few years to close the digital divide.

I believe it is crucial to make sure that we take advantage of the historic levels of funding and ensure that it means connectivity that meets the needs of the future.

We must not overlook the importance of affordability when expanding access.

The bipartisan infrastructure law included the largest Federal broadband investment in our nation's history.