Recognize the Important Role the agriculture and forestry sector continues to have on our local environment...

Provide farmers, ranchers, and other landowners who feed and fuel our nation with certainty from diversified income streams and greater supports to beginner, young, and socially disadvantaged producers.

This bill allows for verbal signature for SNAP forms via telephone.

This bipartisan bill would provide mandatory funding to purchase development rights via conservation easements from private and Tribal landowners.

the $19.5 billion of conservation funding secured in the Inflation Reduction Act must be protected and spent on furthering our conservation goals.

Had I been present, I would have voted ``no'' on rollcall No. 568. Amendment No. 59 Offered by Mr. Perry The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on amendment No. 59, printed in part A of House Report…

Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 395. Motion to Permit Closed Conference Meetings

Had I been present, I would have voted ``NO'' on rollcall No. 368. PERSONAL EXPLANATION

I was not present for one vote during the vote series this afternoon. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no'' on rollcall No. 332. Personal Explanation

I am opposed to the amendment that has been offered, but I want to get back to the crux of the matter of the Christmas tree of cultural war issues that has been added to this bill to the detriment of our servicemembers. My own father…

I am opposed to amendment No. 40. I am speaking in opposition to all of the amendments that have been added. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman is recognized.

Had I been present, I would have voted ``no'' on rollcall No. 302. Amendment No. 21 Offered by Ms. Greene of Georgia The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on amendment No. 21, printed in House Report…

I was proud to see this legislation signed into law to protect this lifeline for survivors.

The ACP is already serving as a lifeline to the more than 18 million households that currently rely on this program to remain connected.

Addressing affordability is a crucial step toward closing the digital divide for rural households.

That is why I am working with Representative Tim Walberg to reintroduce the Proper Leadership to Align Networks--PLAN for Broadband Act, we call it.

I reintroduced the FirstNet Reauthorization Act to ensure network continuity and to support our first responders.

As you know, NTIA is tasked with administering historic broadband programs to deliver high-speed, reliable, and affordable broadband internet services to everyone across the country.

The BEAD Program will invest 42 billion in our Nation's broadband infrastructure to finally connect the hardest-to-reach communities.

A national strategy will maximize the impact of those broadband programs by directing Federal funding to communities that are unserved or underserved and need it most.

I am the cochair of the bipartisan Rural Broadband Caucus, and I share your mission to bring internet access to every community.

I was an original cosponsor of the USA Telecommunications Act and worked to include it in the CHIPS and Science Act last year.

I want to thank the Chair. It is great to work with you, Chairman Guthrie and Ranking Member Eshoo and Congressman Buddy Carter, to introduce this legislation that brings transparency to pharmacy benefit manager operations and lowers costs…

Medicaid, as we know, is the single largest payer for mental health services in the U.S.