Mark Kennedy

I am a free-trader, a fair- trader, an original cosponsor of the bill to grant the President Trade Promotion Authority, and I am a strong supporter of markets, if efficient markets exist. But our hard-working sugar producers are amongst…

I would just say that we are going to be debating foreign trade and giving our President trade promotion authority coming up here very soon. We know, many of us know the benefits that we receive from trade. Classic economics would teach us…

I rise to support this bill but to express my disappointment that the House Committee on Agriculture voted last week to reduce the supplemental aid to farmers in the supplemental farm package last week. I opposed the amendment by the…

I am just still very pleased with the President's decision to deny California to waiver from their Clean Air Act and know in my recent conversations over the weekend with farmers across our district and with people that work with ethanol…

I want to applaud the decision that the EPA and the administration has made to stand up for rural America and for our environment and for rural communities. This is a decision that is very important to me. I have spoken quite a bit on…

I often joke that the only thing I hate worse than taxes is burdensome regulations. But our small businesses spend at least 1 billion hours a year filling out government forms. As a businessman myself, I understand the impact that this has…