These tools that we provide are why American farmers are really the climate heroes around the world.

small farmers can't always take on the risks that large farms can when adapting new practices

we are losing a dairy farmer every single day. That is 365 this year and next year.

There are other factors that go into productivity, and productivity is important.

We have to make available all the tools in the toolbox and that prescribing or endorsing certain practices or systems like regenerative organic agriculture in a silo, alone, could stifle research, technology, and innovation of future…

Some want you to believe that regenerative agriculture is somehow revolutionary and it is very positive, but soil health has been a fundamental tenant of the farm bill conservation programs from their very inception.

We are so honored and pleased to have you on the Agriculture Committee.

I think it is necessary to make the distinction that organic agriculture production is not the only means of production that promotes and maintains soil health.

The European Union's Farm-to-Fork Initiative has shown that tying food policy to climate policy is harmful to food production and economic viability for all.

I am not going to sit idly as we let decades of real bipartisan progress be turned on its head to satisfy people who at their core think agriculture is a blight on the landscape.

American agriculture is--well, that is something I think all the Members of this Committee are very passionate about, but it is--and there are a lot of similarities, right, when you walk from one farm to another, different parts of…

I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his leadership on this issue. If there is anyone that should be leading this discussion, it should be somebody whose career was as a professionally trained forester who actually knows this topic…

These two agencies have an integral role related to both regulation and oversight of the hemp program, and without them, we are missing a piece of the puzzle.

I am disappointed we are having another hearing where USDA--and in this case the FDA too--are missing in action, absent without leave, from the discussion.

I am particularly interested in the work that Ecofibre is doing to make hemp a natural climate solution.

I think this is our first hearing on this commodity, which is amazing, given the work that we did laying the foundation in the 2014 and 2018 Farm Bills, so long overdue, and thank you to both of you for your leadership on this.

Having represented now for some time the Pennsylvania 15th, it was the 5th district before that, but it is the district that has more abandoned mine sites than the other 434 districts added together, so that is that is a very exciting…

Yesterday, we celebrated National Hire a Veteran Day. In 2017, the nonprofit Hire Our Heroes established the day to highlight the many talented men and women who served our country who are now seeking civilian employment. Hire Our Heroes…

Democrats are advancing an agenda of abortion on demand. Last week, House Democrats passed their radical abortion on demand until birth act, falsely named as the Women's Health Protection Act, and the Ensuring Access to Abortion Act. Both…

Last week, in a bipartisan way, this body stood up and served those who serve in uniform, those who sacrificed for this great Nation in the United States Armed Forces. I was proud, on Thursday, to join the majority of folks in this Chamber…

As co-chair of the Service Organization Caucus, which highlights the great work of service organizations across our country, I rise to recognize and honor the Kiwanis Club of Warren, Pennsylvania. This month, the Kiwanis Club of Warren is…

Today I welcome Liera Bertolsio and her family to Washington, D.C. to celebrate her great accomplishment. Liera is the 2022 winner of Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District Congressional Art Contest. The annual art competition…

Today is the 50th anniversary of the Pell Grant Program. This program was authorized in 1972 to provide direct financial aid to low-income students for access to higher education and the opportunity to pursue their full potential. The…

As the popularity of digital assets continues to grow, it is incumbent upon Congress to speak clearly about how best to regulate.

I appreciate the efforts of the CFTC and the SEC that they have made to try to fold digital assets into existing framework.