Filemon Vela: “I am opposed to tearing kids away from their parents.”

It is our job on this Committee to ensure that these programs are structured and implemented in a way that can quickly, efficiently, and most directly serve the farmers, ranchers and small towns who need them right now.

Second, I believe we must take bold action to supercharge the adoption and production of electric vehicles (EVs) in America.

The stakes have never been higher than they are right now.

It is clear that USDA wants to find efficiencies, but is USDA prepared to make the changes needed to successfully deliver these important services, even if that means increasing, not decreasing, staff and resources?