On the recordDecember 2, 2020
I thank ranking Republican Conaway for yielding the time. I appreciate all that he has done for our committee over the years serving as chairman and everything else. Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairman Peterson for his service on behalf of our farmers and agribusinesses. I appreciate him as well. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the U.S. Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2020. The U.S. Grain Standards Act of 1916 established USDA's Federal Grain Inspection Service and has benefited all of agriculture, right down the chain, for more than a century. This reauthorization today will provide 5 years of certainty, avoid potential disruptions to the grain inspection and weighing system, and make modest but important changes to the program overall. The folks at the Minnesota Grain & Feed Association and many others in agriculture are behind this legislation. And let's not forget that the bill additionally requires USDA to conduct comprehensive, nationwide review of the agency geographic areas to report its findings and recommendations and report back to Congress in 18 months. I will vote ``yes'' today. I encourage all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to vote ``yes.''
