There is a moral and a technological issue that is facing this Committee and society, how are we going to feed a growing world at the same time that we work to be good stewards of our environment?

Thank you for sponsoring H.R.4996, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021.

TIA members have felt the pressure of delayed port times, container shortages, overbearing demurrage and detention charges.

These hearings do make a difference in how the agencies respond to our needs.

Can we get some sort of a commitment from you to work with us on getting this advisory board reauthorized?

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us firsthand the interconnection between people, animals, their shared environment, and the devastation that global diseases can bring to food supply chains everywhere.

Avoid burdensome application requirements and ensure that eligibility criteria are defined broadly so as not to disadvantage producers of color, small-scale producers and the organizations that serve them due to scale or other operational attributes--such as equipment availability or crop type that differ along racial lines.

Farmers are working hard to respond to company and consumer demands for more climate-friendly products, but they often are not rewarded in the market for the investments they make at the field level.

The reforms included in OSRA21 will help address longstanding, systemic supply chain and port disruption issues.

You know, as if you decide, I`m not going to work today, I don`t feel good. I don`t like the values that`s been withheld there. And then MSNBC sent law enforcement to your house and said, no, you`re going to come to the studio. We`re going to hold you captive until you interview a guest. It`s outrageous. It`s a form of intimidation. That`s why we`re asking the Justice Department to look into whether or not this is even legal.

Congress works best when Members wade into areas that they understand and that they have taken the time to fully comprehend.