Mike Conaway

President Bush said that the nation that can feed itself is more secure than a nation that can't.

National security and agriculture are linked at the hip, at the shoulder, and elbow. You can't have one without the other.

Americans enjoy the most affordable, most abundant, and the safest food and fiber supply of any developed nation in the world.

State flexibility can be an important tool in helping a family move out of poverty, however, the American taxpayer needs confidence that government programs are being targeted to those most in need.

This morning I introduced the Carbon Capture Act, which makes simple changes to the existing section 45Q tax credit that further incentivizes carbon capture and sequestration projects. CCS technology will help reduce carbon emissions while…

bipartisan efforts must protect end-users from being roped into reporting, registration, or regulatory requirements that are inappropriate for the level of risk they can impose on financial markets.

Mr. Chairman, we need to focus on the challenges facing our rural communities.

The farmers and ranchers I am talking to are facing very difficult times, and those that aren't yet are very nervous about the direction things are headed.

It all boils down to whether you stand by farmers and ranchers when they are under economic assault by foreign governments.

Will the United States allow foreign governments to steal our cotton production, just as they stole textile mills, or will we stand up and say, 'No not this time.'

I believe there are at least five things in the Administration's power that would make a big difference for America's farmers and ranchers.

American farmers and ranchers are falling on very hard times right now. Worse yet, I don't really see a light at the end of the tunnel.

The Administration's budget, which proposes a 20 percent cut to crop insurance, as well as an attack upon crop insurance last fall during the negotiation of the bipartisan budget agreement, are not helpful.

It concerns me to hear the farm communities express increasingly urgent concerns about the lack of seriousness with which the EPA takes and incorporates the USDA expertise, advice, and opinions, especially during formal inter-agency…

This rule is simply the result of EPA ignoring stakeholders, including states, other Federal agencies, and the American people, in order to egregiously and vastly expand its jurisdiction.

This rule is simply the result of the EPA ignoring stakeholders, including states and other Federal agencies, and the American people.

Rebranding government overreach as a part of a social media campaign does not change the content of the rule.

This regulate first, ask questions later approach is starting to backfire on the EPA.

Many Members of this Committee believe that over the years, EPA has pursued an agenda seemingly absent any recognition of the consequences for rural America and production agriculture.

We need to finish our work authorizing agencies and programs before we spend more taxpayer dollars.

I am still deeply concerned with the Commission's position limits proposal and the impact the new bona fide hedging restrictions will have on agricultural producers.

For too many end-users, Dodd-Frank has created more complicated and more intrusive, and more costly regulatory mandates.

I am troubled by the accounting irregularities. Any mistake is cause for concern, but especially one that goes unnoticed for years.

As the Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, I am especially cognizant of the challenges that many who live in rural America face in accessing healthy food.

New Mexico has the most fouled-up SNAP program in the country.