Last month, I had the pleasure of hosting U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue for a dairy and agriculture summit in Pennsylvania's 15th District at Mount Aloysius College in Cresson, Pennsylvania. Joining the Secretary and I was…

Please extend my appreciation to all the hardworking folks in USDA that are under your responsibility.

We work really hard on this Committee to make sure we are doing the right things by American farm families.

It is unconscionable to me that people would be advocating for the erosion of the safety net at a time when producers are looking for any lifeline available to keep their family farms in business.

These brave Americans put their lives on the line regularly in the defense of a higher cause, so we have a responsibility to support them in the strongest and most responsible way possible.

I have always taken pride in working to ensure that our nations veterans receive the help, protection, and care that they need when they return home.

I recognize the challenges facing this Committee and appreciate your ongoing support for our servicemembers, both active and retired.

This week the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced and published a new rule that would address ``broad-based categorical eligibility'' through the SNAP program, formerly known as food stamps. Under current law, SNAP recipients in…

63 percent of Americans support our leadership expanding pathways to greater opportunity through CTE, the better way. I want everyone who is willing to work in this country to succeed, but this legislation is not the answer. I encourage my…

I thank the chairwoman from North Carolina for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I certainly rise in favor of upward mobility. I rise in favor of greater opportunity. But this bill doesn't do that. I rise in opposition to this underlying bill. Mr…

Teachers are the most underrated yet powerful professionals in the entire world, is what I believe.

That is why I was proud to introduce H.R. 3108, the Teachers Are Leaders Act.