I appreciate the Department's continued collaboration with state officials and industry stakeholders towards an efficient yet pragmatic response based on the latest available science.

Access to quality infrastructure and reliable transit is critical to farmers, small businesses, manufacturers, and others.

Unless we pay attention here, I am afraid that many qualified minority and women owned businesses will continue to be denied a fair opportunity to compete for work.

I urge the Committee to build on work from the last two reauthorizations including provisions I championed to push the FAA to strengthen its DBE efforts.

It is critical that upcoming FAA reauthorization legislation continue to build on efforts improve FAA oversight, transparency, and data collection practices regarding FAA DBE participation.

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.

American farmers and ranchers and landowners deserve a WOTUS definition that is fair to agriculture.

It is crucial we support programs that promote new, innovative technologies that advance all aspects of our country's transportation needs.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

I thank the gentleman for his leadership on this issue. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of today's waters of the United States, WOTUS, joint resolution of disapproval, and I stand in opposition to the Biden WOTUS, which is an attack…