Glenn Thompson

We aren't just looking at this as, well, it is one and done.

The Federal Government must honor these treaties that are now a part of the United States trust responsibility to Indian peoples.

I think it is immoral that any country, including the United States, would do retaliatory tariffs on such an essential thing as food.

The fact China imports almost as much food as the U.S. exports to the whole world makes this conversation more difficult.

In 2022, Chairman Comer and I, with more than 125 of our Republican colleagues, asked the Government Accountability Office to evaluate foreign investments in U.S. farmland.

China has long used its legal and regulatory system to steal intellectual property.

These threats are multifaceted, strategic, incendiary, and require a coordinated and a proactive response.

The People's Republic of China, governed by the Chinese Communist Party, which is where this threat comes from.

Ultimately, the impacts of these rules could trickle all the way down to consumers, driving-up prices in agricultural and energy markets, as well as for everyday goods and services we all rely on.

The Ranking Member and I remain committed to reauthorizing the Commission and providing the CFTC with the tools and the authorities it needs to successfully execute its responsibilities.

The Committee will come to order. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining today's hearing.

The House Agriculture Committee has a long tradition of bipartisan cooperation, which is the key ingredient to passing a farm bill into law.

The Biden Administration manipulated the methodology and avoided commonsense procedures, adding 1/4 of $1 trillion to the SNAP baseline.

To be clear, the Republican proposal does not cut, decrease, or impact SNAP benefits.

So which is it? For all my colleagues, do you want your priorities funded or not?

A farm bill is the best opportunity that exists to course correct.

I am on your side. I am your champion, and I will never stop fighting for you.

I continue to implore my Democratic colleagues to think in earnest about these priorities, priorities that can be funded without cutting a SNAP benefit.

Now, the farm bill is the best opportunity that exists to course-correct.

We are burdening the taxpayer. We are losing ground on the world stage, and we are a net agricultural importer.

The message that we have heard from those folks was very clear. They need the government to work for them, not against them.

We urge the agency to further develop these regulatory improvements in a manner that is protective of species.

These studies show, among other things, that full-fat dairy foods have little to no association with high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity, blood pressure, or cholesterol. In fact, several of these studies…

I urge the Agriculture Committee to include the Forest Information Reform (FIR) Act in the upcoming farm bill.

I believe this bill is bigger than just Sequoias, rather it provides a framework for forest management bills to come.