Jim Baird

Thank you for the invitation and opportunity to provide written testimony to the Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Subcommittee.

I would encourage us to include that in our discussions about the 2023 Farm Bill.

This is really the first hearing that the House Committee on Agriculture has held on hemp ever.

I could spend another hour----

I want to thank you, Chair Plaskett, for holding this session and this hearing.

I hope you will also consider including provisions from Rep. Chellie Pingree's Hemp Advancement Act.

To say this is important is an understatement.

Today I rise to address an issue plaguing my constituents, my fellow Hoosiers, and Americans across the country: catalytic converter thefts. From the outside looking in, catalytic converter theft may seem like a small problem, but law…

As mentioned in my testimony, cooperative federalism is the idea that each level of government partners in the policy-making process.

Thank you, Chairman Bishop and Ranking Member Harris, for the opportunity to join you today and share the issues that I feel are priorities for the agricultural industry.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member, for holding this hearing.

I thank my colleague from Louisiana for this opportunity to speak about title 42. Mr. Speaker, in the last 14 months, this administration and its open- door policies have created the worst border crisis we have seen in decades, leaving our…

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Today I rise to pay tribute to my good friend, Representative Don Young. The House of Representatives has been home to many unique individuals throughout its history, perhaps none more memorable than my colleague and friend, Representative…

I strongly encourage the committee to direct the Department of Agriculture to advance their rulemaking for establishing regulations governing agricultural applications of these technologies.

A continuation of this costly, protracted regulatory system will only serve to further stifle important new agricultural innovations.

We must adjust to meet the challenges of global food insecurity caused by geopolitical tensions, now and in the future.

It's an exciting time in my opinion to be looking for some of these alternative energy sources.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate that, and I appreciate this Subcommittee hearing on energy.

the bipartisan infrastructure bill is a huge step forward in ensuring that everyone in this country, no matter what their means, will have access to a basic internet connection and a mobile device.

I want to thank Chairwoman Johnson and Ranking Member Lucas for holding this hearing.

I am very excited about biotech, and the potential that these technologies will have in benefitting the environment...

Our landscape in my district is just outlined and created by the farmers, their investments in the communities...

now would be a bad time to remove some of the choices in our fuel supply chain

food, the food that we grow in America, is a national security issue.