Over the last few days, well more than 3,000 rockets have been fired into Israel by Hamas. This comes as no surprise, given that the Hamas charter written in 1988 includes 36 articles all explicitly dedicated to the destruction of Israel…

I thank the gentleman from Louisiana for his leadership tonight and for hosting this Special Order. Mr. Speaker, I rise today because it is time to get Americans back to work. At the beginning of the pandemic, industries of all types were…

we are long overdue on our farm bill oversight implementation and implementation duties

The 2018 Farm Bill was the greenest farm bill in history.

I would like to suggest we invite Secretary Vilsack to testify before the Committee

Biochar is an emerging carbon sequestration tool with exciting potential to sequester carbon for hundreds of years.

I am committed to working with you all to advance meaningful, bipartisan conservation and forestry legislation.

It is an important opportunity to hear from you and to hear from all of our colleagues on... the very important issue of agriculture.

It is time to reject corporate-cronyism and instead, support American workers, consumers, and manufacturers.

this is an opportunity to course correct the manner and process by which this Committee conducts its business

Clearly, the costs of the sugar program far outweigh the benefits to a small group of special interests.

I thank the gentleman and I appreciate his leadership on this Special Order of standing with those who stand for us each and every night. These are folks, members of our law enforcement, who, because of what they do, because of their…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise today to discuss the Democrat's infrastructure bill. We have seen a lot in the news over the last few weeks about President Biden's not-so-much infrastructure plan. There is so much…

I want to thank you for convening this hearing. It could not have come at a better time.

Despite years of effort and billions of dollars spent, too many communities are being left behind.

The need across rural America is great.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my support of the Eliminate Barriers to Innovation Act offered by my friend from North Carolina and the ranking member of the Committee on Financial Services, Mr…

Broadband is not just needed in our homes; it is desperately needed on our farms as well.

For years, the digital divide has left many Americans unable to access reliable, high-speed internet service.

COVID-19 laid bare the urgency of rural broadband, but the connectivity struggles in rural communities predate this pandemic.

Thank you for holding today's hearing focused on rural broadband and expanding connectivity in rural America.

We can't effectively make those choices here.

Last month, the House Agriculture Committee hosted its first, or at least more fulsome, attempt at publicly reviewing the pandemic and Congress' response. This pandemic has infiltrated our lives in every sense possible. Unfortunately, the…

Last week, I introduced the Whole Milk For Healthy Kids Act with Mr. Antonio Delgado. This bill addresses the importance of providing whole milk in school cafeterias. It is proven that milk is the number one provider of nine essential…

As Republican leader of the House Committee on Agriculture, I have the opportunity to speak with producers nationwide, and, overwhelmingly, they say the number one issue facing the industry is the lack of a reliable, legal workforce. When…