I am excited to join this Subcommittee and bring a New Hampshire perspective for the first time in 70 years.

I can attest to the recreational opportunities, and certainly for us, tourism is our number one industry.

Because the Congress refuses to compromise, across-the-board spending cuts known as the sequester--and uncertainty around the Federal economy and the budget--are casting a cloud over our entire economy. In New Hampshire, we are already…

I was particularly excited to visit recently to see the number of jobs.

Are we losing ground by not moving forward with the farm bill?

I am very excited to be representing the New Hampshire perspective on this Committee for the first time in 70 years.

Will there be impacts on individual farm bill conservation programs under the sequestration, and is there enough funding to pay out our existing obligations under the contracts that are in force right now?

If Congress fails to act, the sequester is going to trigger mindless, across-the-board cuts that will hurt middle class New Hampshire families and undermine our economy. There's no question we do need to reduce the deficit, but we have to…

Thank you very much. That is my experience, as well, was the skyrocketing cost of health care in a small-business environment.

I wanted to ask Dr. Jesse whether the VA has a plan to reevaluate the existing guidelines and policies...