Congresswoman Kuster and Congressman Crawford introduced H.R. 1163, Improving Access to Conservation Act to fix this problem.

For most of the producers, the startup costs of acquiring the land, the machinery, the animals can reach, in our world, over $1 million.

I just want to echo my colleagues' comments about the impact of the outdoor community.

If they are going to spend $1 trillion, let's make sure we are included.

We have been particularly concerned about what is happening to our dairy industry.

the President has just submitted his budget with a dramatic 21 percent decrease for 2017 annualized continuing resolution for the Department of Agriculture

My fear is that if we don't make significant policy changes, we are going to risk losing all of the dairy farms.

Well, we certainly appreciate your advice, going forward, and we will all try to abide by, first, do no harm, as we move forward with the farm bill.

I would love to work with you to encourage that diet.

the funding in the Forest Service was redirected to fire suppression activities

And at least have consistency.

Is there any reason--and I guess this is for Dr. Clancy--why the VA could not streamline this process and apply one standard to all facilities?