This Administration has blocked key pipelines, withdrawn land from production in Alaska, and imposed costly new rules and regulations to hamstring domestic energy production.

Moving on to say this hearing is long overdue is an understatement, so I am so glad we are all here today.

The forestry provisions have progressed in the past several farm bills and will again be an important part of the next reauthorization.

The farm safety net is critically important.

To say I disagree with those calls is an understatement.

A robust safety net is critical to keeping farms and production here, while lowering overall global greenhouse gas emissions.

I think that stumbling block continues to be an issue for farms as they transition from one generation to the next.

I believe the FCC needs adult supervision and needs supervision of people that understand rural America.

we look forward to continuing this conversation so that we are in a position to, at the end of the day when we get that 2023 Farm Bill across the finish line, it is something that we can be very proud of, but more importantly, will be very…

How can FNS support states to permanently provide remote (telephone and online) options for the application and interview during Disaster SNAP to ensure equitable access to food assistance when communities need it most?

We also need to review the needs for upgrading and investing in long outdated infrastructure in rural America.

This is the work this Committee should be doing as we prepare for the next farm bill.