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Jeff Fortenberry is a Republican politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska's 1st congressional district from 2005 until 2022. During his tenure, he focused on issues such as agriculture, national security, and fiscal responsibility. Fortenberry was known for his advocacy for rural communities and his efforts to support Nebraska's agricultural economy. He also served on various committees, contributing to discussions on foreign affairs and appropriations. In 2022, he lost his bid for re-election amid challenges in the political landscape.
I would like to turn my attention to an opportunity I had this morning before the Natural Resources Committee to actually talk about another Nebraskan who lived long ago, a Nebraskan who will soon adorn the Halls here. His statue will be…
Well, could it be that there are a lot of big-time transactions going on in our system itself that benefit a few big multinationals that have taken their manufacturing and planted it over there? They make the stuff, and we buy the stuff…
That is an impact on us, but it is one we are going to have to live with because we have done it to ourselves. There are a couple of lessons here: fair trade, mutual respect, smart trade, both people benefit. Secondly, America's businesses…
To elaborate on a concept that I talked about earlier is this idea of human dignity, and where does culture, ideals, learning, and the pursuit of truth come from? It comes from this sacred space, if you will. And when that is subsumed to…
So we run up the debt, and they hold the debt. And what is debt? Well, none of us around here really wants to face it--on our side of the aisle either, Republicans. It is a form of taxation.
The United States gives away about $25 billion a year, and that is in non-security assistance alone: trying to help the poor, to feed the poor, trying to create a space for food security, sustainable agriculture, conservation, medical care…
There is a small manufacturing facility in my district. They make a fairly generic, standardized product. I was a little surprised that they didn't have a relationship with the Chinese, and they said: ``Oh, no. That R&D is rip-off and…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. I thank the gentleman for conducting this Special Order. I appreciate the gentleman inviting me to come down here. Just a few observations, if you will. As I have watched the speeches tonight, there has…
They are acting, again, with their superpower status around the world, basically convicting leaders in tougher places around the world that are desperate for the right types of build-out and infrastructure to attack structural poverty and…
And that is the issue. So China, maybe they will see this. Our charge here is to try to do some self-reflection ourselves about the nature of our system and what we have done. But also, with the hand of friendship extended, say to the…
And the person can operate within a certain band of liberties. I saw it. People can move around. People can visit things. But it is a certain band of liberties that, if you violate that, step beyond it, you contradict the nature of the…
It has been hidden, but the consequences have been real. It is now on the surface. The day of reckoning is here.
``That is why we won't deal with them.'' That is a sad reality, because we ought to be able to deal, using a fair set of rules, with people who may be doing something better than we are and we do something better than they do, and we can…
It is just hidden from everyone. And the manifestation of it is a wealth shift of our country's assets into the hands of other people. So we are talking about the military buildup. We are talking about the exploitation of resources…
First, let me thank Chairman Visclosky for the time and for his efforts here, as well as the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Cunningham), for offering this very important amendment to the bill. Madam Chair, it is pretty jarring when you…
I would like to first recognize and thank my good friend, the chair of the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, my leader, Mr. Bishop from Georgia, for yielding me time. I also…
I thank Dr. Dunn for hosting this very important discussion. As we have visited on several different occasions, I want to publicly commend the gentleman for his dedication for fighting for the right thing to do, for his deep compassion for…
it is impossible to have a spirit of bipartisanship around this particular issue, which is significant in that it reflects the deep cultural and philosophical divide in this country.
I think as we project out and try to re-imagine how things ought to be, laying the foundation for the roadmaps for peace are absolutely critical.
Before I begin my remarks, let me thank my colleagues, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx and Congressman David Price, for their beautiful, moving tributes to our colleague, Walter Jones. I wasn't an intimate friend of Walter's, but we did have a…
I have enjoyed our pre-meeting conversations and our robust interest in many, many things in terms of our own food security in this country.
So, Doctor, if you could give an estimate, even if it is rough, that you will not be held to if this set of policies is fully implemented over a short period of time, in the aggregate, what would that impact be on drug prices?
I want to hear about what you intend to do about outcome, and I will be a little more specific.
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