"It is just really too bad that we want to penalize people for being poor."
"I believe we need to cancel $50,000 in student debt for Federal student loan bonds."
"the work that you are doing is critical, from protecting our consumers to making sure that our financial regulators mirror the diversity of our nation, so thank you for your efforts."
"Today, we need programs in place to support and promote the growing market for locally produced food grown in chemical-free soil."
"As this Congress continues to make critical investments to mitigate climate change, I am hoping that our witnesses can provide testimony that gives us solutions to help farms of all sizes."
"Soil health is imperative to American health."
"Unlike organic agriculture, which must meet Federal standards and are subject to inspections, regenerative agriculture lacks a clear scientific definition."
"Education is the key."
"The alarm to increasing soil degradation leads me to acknowledge that regenerative agriculture is part of the solution to this crisis."
"If we bring small farms back into our rural communities across the United States, we will not only have a local food system that doesn't depend on the fossil fuels to get it to the shelf, but it can g..."
"I can tell you every news station in my home state last week was running stories about drought and showing just the devastation to small farmers."