Matt Cartwright: “Now that we have established that mining companies are not contributing to cleaning up their own messes, what are the…”

The first question I have, and we heard it tonight, we heard the statement, the assertion that Social Security for generations has been the single most important income support program in America and has lifted millions upon millions of…

I thank Ranking Member Larson for yielding. I wonder if he would submit himself to a few questions and engage in a colloquy. Will the gentleman yield?

You know that in northeastern Pennsylvania, our economy has been bumping along since the decline of coal mining, since NAFTA, which bestowed benefits and burdens across our nation, but unevenly across our geography.

It is of great importance that the next farm bill ensures the nearly $20 billion provided in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) for USDA conservation programs is used for its intended purpose.