Once again, I am just very appreciative to all of the Members who provided the leadership on this piece of legislation. I think when folks hear the name of this bill, they wonder why Congress is dealing with this. I mean, I kind of like…

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I am honored to stand here today to express my gratitude to Chairman Burgess for his years of dedicated service to our country. Dr. Burgess has maintained an unwavering commitment to public service, and his steadfast leadership has been a…

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I hope it will resonate that such a cut will negatively impact the agency's ability to police its derivative markets.

For almost 50 years, the CFTC has been the cop on the beat in protecting the integrity of our futures markets.

However, this agency with such important responsibilities has not been reauthorized for more than 2 decades.

I cannot reconcile, nor negotiate a bipartisan 900 page bill with a partisan 90 page summary.

I thank my good friend from Butler, my colleague for hosting this Special Order this evening and for recognizing me. Tonight, we recognize Corey Comperatore's heroic actions, and we pay tribute to his lasting legacy. For three decades…

I am tired of the politics and gamesmanship, and I know folks out in the countryside are, too.

We have their backs and that we stand ready to provide them what they need.

Simply put, the lack of support for those that feed the world is unacceptable.

Good morning and thank you for providing the opportunity to share my support for H.R. 7053.

We have a 900 page farm bill that we kind of put our money where our mouth is.

The lack of support for those that feed the world is unacceptable.

I am keenly aware of the environmental and economic challenges posed by abandoned and orphan wells.

I guarantee you, we will prove them wrong, and the reason for that is the arguments that you have made of why this is important to do now.

It is so important that we get together and we get this done.