I firmly believe it is time to utilize this important tool and urge you to do so as soon as possible.
This lack of ambition in pursuing new agreements, particularly for ag exports, is putting farmers in my district at a disadvantage.
And, you know, they are already faced with increased costs: fuel, for farmers input costs due to inflation in the economy right now.
I really think that is something that we don't always do and really recognize them as a vital part of the country.
This hearing is not about the unborn child.
I do believe that we should be ending it and go back to the tradition of the institution, which is no proxy voting.
I think even into the future, I think this institution will suffer from the lack of relationships with that freshman class.
I was very disappointed that Mr. Hoyer couldn't stay.
But I think Mr. Perlmutter touched on it, it is the voters that get to decide.
We need to get back to our business, get our business back to normal, and end the proxy voting.
This body functioned for over 200 years without proxy voting, and I think we should go back to those traditions.