Glenn Thompson

It is imperative that we understand how these existing authorities and resources have been utilized.

I was proud of Congress' work in the last farm bill to provide a historic investment in a suite of animal disease preparedness and response programs.

We should be looking to leverage whatever flexibility and innovation we can within that Nutrition Title now.

I am pleased to announce that Administrator Regan has accepted an invitation to come and be before the Committee.

I think we all share this commitment to healthy foods and healthy eating.

We have a fiduciary responsibility to make sure that...there is a tremendous amount of widespread fraud within the SNAP program.

The Congress in past Administrations...have always been committed to helping these folks through work opportunities and moving people towards independence.

Unfortunately, this Administration has consistently, and without hesitation, upended Congressional consensus through a series of unilateral, Executive decisions.

It's this process that creates buy-in and trust. It's this process that makes it work. It's this process that provides sustainable solutions.

The farm bill is one of few remaining pieces of legislation steeped in consensus and makes every attempt to provide producers and consumers with predictability, sensible policy, and fiscal responsibility.

The best way to support them is to pass an effective farm bill that addresses deficiencies in the current safety net.

I am excited to welcome you back to the Committee to talk about the importance of agricultural research and I look forward to a productive discussion.

Through these travels, I've come to realize that American agriculture can be defined in three words: science, technology, and innovation.

It is important to hear from USDA about implementation of new and existing research programs to learn what's working, what isn't, and what needs to be fixed.

These advances would not have been possible without the great research, extension, and education being done by our land-grant universities.

American agriculture can be defined in three words: science, technology, and innovation.

We need to invest in research, and we need to support American researchers who are spurring innovation.

The strength of our derivatives markets should not be taken for granted.

We are fortunate our derivatives markets showed resiliency throughout these events.

Building deep, liquid, and safe derivative markets is the result of informed trade-offs and negotiated compromises between the needs of different market participants.

That is a lot of fuel for wildfires, which are devastating, as we know, the forest health, human health, the economy.

Invasive insects and plant species have had devastating effects on forest health and need to be treated through active management.

I look forward to hearing from our witnesses today and hearing what recommendations that you have for the upcoming farm bill.

We must get more aggressive with how we treat landscapes, leverage partnerships, and actively reduce the threat of wildfire.

By ramping up forest management, there are very real challenges that we can and must aggressively confront.