Thank you, Representative Hagedorn and Chairman Golden for that question.

I have introduced H.R. 1411, the Bipartisan PPP Flexibility for Farmers and Ranchers Act, which would allow farmers and ranchers categorized as partnerships to utilize gross income when calculating PPP loans.

As Democrats continue to exploit the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to ram through their massive spending package...

I think the work of the Committee, led by our Committee Chairwoman Velazquez and ranking Republican Luetkemeyer, was--and you, Mr. Chairman as well, and many Members of this Subcommittee, all of them, I think to extend the Paycheck…

I think we need to make strong changes in that area.

We just can't have that in the United States anymore.

I just think the better approach is to build up our economy. Do the pro-growth policies that work.

My amendment does something very simple. It allows farmers and ranchers categorized as partnerships, such as LLCs, to consider gross income when applying for Paycheck Protection Program loans.

In our State of Minnesota, our Governor, Tim Walz, has held onto emergency powers and made all sorts of arbitrary decrees.

While MN and my district have benefitted from the program, our dairy processing industry has faced some issues with procuring raw materials.

One result of these events has been the founding of Reach of the Heart, a service-minded entity through which we recently distributed 75,000 pounds of food to those of need of our community, all because of the food provided by Farmers to…