David Rouzer

On Thursday, June 15, I was absent from votes on account of attending funeral, and had I been present, I would have voted as follows: Rollcall No. 308--``yea.'' ____________________

It seems to me that one thing that food aid reformers overlook are the economic benefits of sourcing our humanitarian assistance cargoes at home.

Will you commit to working with Congress to improve the Department's preparedness to handle an FMD outbreak?

I am hopeful that the new Administration will continue efforts to roll back these regulations.

It is critical for the beef, pork, and poultry industries that language defunding these rules, once again, be included in the fiscal year 2017.

Now, these are the same rules that a number of past appropriations bills specifically prohibited funding for implementation.

As far as my testimony before the Committee, I am here specifically to talk about the new Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration rules.

These new GIPSA rules present a myriad of problems that will only negatively affect producers.

I wanted to address the Committee on a program that has worked very well in my rural district in upstate New York, the USDA Circuit Rider Program, to enhance rural water systems around our State and around our Nation.

While this program is small, it is integral to ensuring clean water in rural areas.

Circuit Riders were the first on the scene and worked with the village over the course of a week, in conjunction with local operators, to flush the entire system and clear out large amounts of PFOA.

It is no secret that our water infrastructure is outdated and distressed in many places around the Nation.

It's a great honor to serve on the House Agriculture Committee.

I know that livestock producers are a resilient bunch, but I am hopeful that the new Administration will continue efforts to roll back these regulations.

I see tremendous value in these effective and proven methods of gaining new access for U.S. goods abroad and developing those market relationships.

Successful implementation of on-the-ground conservation is dependent on proper investment through the farm bill conservation title.

``. . . provided, that the legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct. ``This amendment shall not be so construed…

Reclaiming my time, I appreciate the comments of the ranking member. And to be quite candid, I don't understand why they won't follow it either, which is why I am here. I greatly appreciate the ranking member and his support, and I look…

I think the problem specifically is that it is Federal water. I would add, again to paint a mental picture here, you have State and local officials that want to have a no-wake zone; and the only reason why there is not a no-wake zone there…

I appreciate the opportunity to be here before the Committee to discuss H.R. 5015, which is the Combat Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act.

I think this is good common-sense legislation that would be one more win, one more thing that we can do to help our veterans who are in need.

I read somewhere not long ago that rules and regulations of the IRS and elsewhere have cost this economy $2 trillion in the last fiscal year--$2 trillion. If we got rid of the rules and regulations that are harming the economy and that are…

USDA has recently indicated recently plans to revisit proposed GIPSA regulations that for years have been repeatedly prohibited by Congress.

By gosh, this is not the Soviet Union, or I hope that we are not becoming the Soviet Union.

I want to get some clarification and explore a little more on this issue related to the pork trademark.