This flexibility allows states to process SNAP applications without expensive telephonic signature technology.

I believe that the SNAP program's administrative flexibilities granted since 2020 have made an incredible difference in mitigating hunger throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

We have talked for many years, and I have been a proud Member of Mr. Clyburn's Rural Broadband Task Force.

children cannot learn when they are hungry. And I strongly believe that universal free school meals are a sensible investment in our young people and in the future of this country and our economy.

Our forests also remain vulnerable to invasive pests like the emerald ash borer, as well as to the effects, as I have mentioned, of climate change.

A quick and streamlined process would be helpful.

Just last week, I am proud to announce that New Hampshire received $66 million in broadband funding under the American Rescue Plan.

We are getting rid of those barriers that exist.

As our nation transitions toward a clean-energy future, there is no question that rural America has a critical role to play in leading this charge.

We want to make sure that folks have an opportunity, no matter where they live and no matter where they are, to participate in farm bill programs.

Just as Federal farm conservation efforts were born in the 1930s as response to the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression, we must continue to grow and enhance these programs.