David Rouzer

It is vital--absolutely vital--that we approve USMCA quickly so that the fine folks at USDA and USTR can open up even more market access for U.S. food and fiber.

American farmers can compete with anyone, but only if they have a level playing field on which to do so.

There is no question that trade is of incredible consequence to American agriculture.

The fallout on agriculture of these trade policies are this Administration's to own.

I thank my friend and colleague from Florida, the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee.

My great State of North Carolina is a leading state in the agriculture industry and our triangle region is known for our premier universities and a world-class workforce.

I can't tell you how important it is from the standpoint of my constituents back home.

Obviously, African Swine Fever is a big topic of concern. Certainly, in my State of North Carolina, we have a lot of pork production in my neck of the woods.

Food security is national security.

Yes, of course, there are a number of us that push very, very hard--myself included--and push the Administration to really focus in on getting rid of the Class VI and Class VII, as it is very manipulative.

Well, thank you, Chairman Costa, and the cows don't take a day off, do they?

I do believe that nuclear power is an undervalued and underutilized alternative for the production of carbon-free electricity.

If done effectively, having a lead federal agency to coordinate disaster response across federal agencies and with state and local emergency management agencies could prove useful to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of disaster…

A centralized reporting system for tracking federal spending relating to disasters would be a vast improvement in terms of government transparency and accountability.

We need a more commonsense approach to protecting the environment than just eliminating our energy industry altogether.

Plans like the Green New Deal would certainly be a death blow to our economy.

Such proposals seek a misguided, one-size-fits-all approach that poses an imminent threat to the economy of my State, critical jobs for my constituents and the lifeblood of West Virginia.

I want to thank the chairman here, the ranking member, and so many others who have worked so hard on this legislation, which, I might add, could not be more timely for the State of North Carolina. I want to thank our leadership team in the…

The primary purpose of this bill is to change that.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee, for the opportunity to testify before you on H.R. 1721.

It is a disaster waiting to happen, and I think we need to do everything we can to prevent that.

I don't see why the Corps cannot work with the local and State officials to establish a no-wake zone there.

Can we get confirmation that those funds can be carried forward to fiscal year 2019?

It seems like we need to readjust that.

I appreciate our witnesses being here today.