Mike Conaway

If the current situation continues or gets worse, produce providers are expecting you to ACT on their behalf, jurisdiction or no jurisdiction.

the change in policies has created a real sense of fear within the immigrant community and that has begun to result in increasing problems for produce providers in being able to retain workers.

NRECA supports this request not only because it is a reasonable adjustment for today's farming economics.

I believe in crop insurance. It is a critical program for our country.

I strongly believe that MAP funding should be increased to $400 million annually, with the increase phased in as part of the next farm bill.

The United States must lead, not be led.

The only way that we as a nation are going to move the needle on beginning farmers, land transition, and farm viability is to find a way to add more value to the farm.

Do you guys know how important you are? You're our advocates.

We believe the REDL&G Program is a valuable tool in offsetting population flight and job losses in rural Georgia and around the country.

There are good arguments to be made on both sides of this issue, and this discussion will be yet another addition to the Committee's commitment to strengthening the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

While it is important to have this discussion, we can all agree that no one in America ought to go hungry, and SNAP is essential to providing nutrition to the most vulnerable citizens during tough times.

At a time when leaders of both parties are promoting evidence-based policy making, testing such an idea and rigorously evaluating the results should receive broad support.

I think there are better policy options that are more likely to improve the diets of SNAP recipients.

Strengthening SNAP is a smart public investment that will improve both public health and economic growth.

we should really be thinking about food stamps as an investment in children.

one out of every five children in this nation lives in a food-insecure household right now.

Placing restrictions on SNAP should be part of a broader approach to address this problem.

I believe the majority of Americans recognize the need for a strong farm safety net.

Over the past 3 years, we've seen a 46 percent decrease in net farm income, the largest 3 year percentage drop since the Great Depression.

The CFTC prepared a draft report this past year. Quoting from page 142 of that draft, it says the Masters Hypothesis, which my colleague--who I do have great respect for--said the mere presence of passives distorts the marketplace, that is…

The amendment I offer today will clarify amendments made to the Commodity Exchange Act by Dodd-Frank and require the CFTC to actually determine that position limits will, in fact, help reduce excessive speculation before they implement…

This is a pretty straightforward amendment. It proposes certain technical corrections within the bills. This would have normally been handled by the Rules Committee without need for a particular amendment, but because, as I said yesterday…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 32, after line 3, insert the following: (L) Section 3a(68)(A)(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 40, line 4, strike ``paragraphs (2) and (5) of subsection (a)'' and insert ``paragraph (1)''. Add at the end…

I include in the Record the following letters of support for H.R. 238: January 11, 2017. Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader, House of Representatives, Washington, DC…