I believe that what American farmers grow, grows America.

How do we encourage local schools to get food from local farmers? How do we move into those school nutrition contracts?

Dr. Gruner, I would like to ask you, in terms of the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, the coupon program, it is so popular.

Food insecurity is an unconscionable, crippling reality for far too many Americans, and our communities cannot flourish when so many people, especially our students, still lack basic regular access to nutritious food.

That is why I introduced the Afterschool Meals Act (H.R. 6357).

Thank you Chairwoman Napolitano, Ranking Member Rouzer, and your staffs for the hard work you have put in to developing the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA).

The $225.8 million from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will fund the construction and deployment of state-of-the-art technologies and innovative programs that interrupt the movement--protecting the Great Lakes' $7 billion…

The critical role that Great Lakes waterways play in sustaining and advancing America's economic vitality cannot be overstated.

I thank the chairwoman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise to address this latest short-term budget fix before us. We have a bipartisan responsibility to pass a full-year appropriations package. Democrats have worked in good faith to find…

The Build Back Better Act is one of the most consequential pieces of legislation that has ever made its way through the halls of Congress. Over the last several decades, the rich have gotten richer, only for the Middle Class to pay the…

As cochair of the Congressional Ukraine and Polish Caucus and member of the Belarus Caucus, I rise with deep concern about Russia's expansionary combativeness in Europe. Russia is amassing tens of thousands more troops and equipment near…

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Today we welcome Representative Shontel Brown of Ohio's 11th Congressional District to the Halls of Congress, America's temple of democracy. Representative Brown's Great Lakes, northern Ohio, Cleveland region has weathered enormous…

Today, we have the additional distinct pleasure of welcoming Representative Mike Carey of Sabina, Ohio, to the 117th Congress and to Ohio's Buckeye State congressional delegation. Ohio is truly the industrial heartland of America, and the…

I thought I would like to place on the record this afternoon the fact that very important negotiations are going on on both sides of the Capitol relative to the infrastructure bill and the Build Back Better bill, and I just wanted to point…

I thank Congressman Levin so very much, my Great Lakes buddy, for sponsoring this very deserved tribute this evening to Richard Trumka. It truly is an honor to be here today in fellowship with my colleagues and those who are unyielding in…

I thank the gentleman, Chair Himes, for yielding, and I thank him for bringing the committee to Lorain, Ohio. Madam Speaker, I rise tonight to offer my strong support for pending new investments in our workers, our families, and our…

I rise this evening to call attention to the needs of our Great Lakes region, including communities I represent like Lorain, Ohio, which my colleagues on the Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth visited yesterday…

I thank Chair DeLauro for yielding. Mr. Speaker, it is with mixed feelings that I rise in support of today's short-term continuing resolution. Once again, we need the means to keep the Federal Government's lights on, make certain Social…

I thank Chair DeLauro for yielding, and I thank her for her leadership of this really great and historic committee. The Energy and Water division makes significant investments to secure the imperative of U.S. energy independence in…

I rise this evening to thank Chairwoman Maxine Waters for including the Restoring Communities Left Behind Act in her Housing is Infrastructure bill. This legislation, led by Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib and myself, would direct $5 billion…

As cochair of the bipartisan Congressional Ukraine Caucus, I rise to express my deep concern on the issue of transatlantic energy security. The Kremlin and complicit European nations are seeking to complete the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline. This…

I rise this evening to call my colleagues' attention to the dire need for Congress to continue building upon recent progress to unlock the mysteries of the human brain and serious mental illness. Along with other legislation we are working…

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service, small family farms account for 90 percent of all U.S. farms. These farms are vital to local communities and economies, and they provide fresh produce for their…

I want to thank my very able colleague, Congressman Casten, for the opportunity to join him and Congresswoman Castor, the leaders of this marvelous committee on climate change. I thank them very much for leading our country and world in…