Jim McGovern

Because the farm bill is not only about our agriculture, it about the health of the American people, its about innovation, and its about what can happen in agriculture to feed the world.

I will continue to work for and advocate for my community of El Paso and prioritize the needs of farmers, rural communities, and the well-being of animals.

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.

I introduced the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression Act to preserve interstate commerce and protect Iowa livestock producers from arbitrary mandates like California's Proposition 12.

The REACH Our Tribes Act aims to enhance the efficacy of the USDA's economic and rural development programs for Tribal entities.

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

While Sarah looks fondly on her agricultural roots... she was moved to tears when discussing the future challenges.

Programs like the Environmental Quality Incentives Program... serve as a critical resource for agriculturalists.

The Healthy Watersheds, Healthy Communities Act will make the P.L. 83-566 program work for the West.

The Supreme Court's recent decision to uphold California's animal housing mandate... has the potential to disrupt the free movement of goods across state lines.

A recent poll found that more than 2/3 of crop farmers support making the USDA Cover Crop Program a permanent option.

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

The best quantification I have seen says that a one percent increase in cover crops leads to $40 million in savings.

Cover crops in a word help farmers to mitigate risk.

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.

I am a big supporter of GusNIP, which is within the jurisdiction of this Committee, and it is an incredibly successful program.

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.

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.

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 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…

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 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.

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

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.