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I thank the gentleman very much for allowing me to speak this evening. Today, we introduced H.R. 2, which is the Agricultural Nutrition Act of 2018. H.R. 1 was the tax bill, and so leadership, the Speaker in particular, believed that this…
Jefferson wrote extensively about how valuable an educated public is to the preservation of democracy.
the real fight is, as the chairman may have said and General Breedlove said, is between the ears of Americans, and how do you protect.
Putin's real issue was, can I get somebody to vote differently than they would otherwise have voted.
They do believe that Russians did meddle in the elections. But they believe that the evidence does not support what the intelligence community found in January of 2017, that the Russians tried to help Trump become president.
I appreciate the Administration's strong desire to strike better deals for the United States and to reduce, if not eliminate, our trade deficit.
Over the last 4 years, we have witnessed the steepest decline in net farm income since the Great Depression.
Congress approved--and the President signed into law--a tax reform bill that provides meaningful tax relief for American agriculture.
The Administration has been moving to unburden farmers and ranchers of unnecessary regulations that cost producers a fortune and put them in legal limbo.
I thank my colleague from Utah. While I am not unappreciative of my colleague from California's comments, I do think we are at a place where we do need to move forward. If we succumb to the emotions of what is going on around us and don't…
Had I been present, I would have voted ``No'' on Mr. Espaillat's Motion to Adjourn. Had I been present, I would have voted ``Nay'' on rollcall No. 5. ____________________
We do not want to overpromise and under-deliver. The 2018 audit is unlikely to be a clean opinion.
I appreciate the gentleman holding this hour tonight. In September of this year, we celebrated the 230th birthday of our Constitution, a document that has provided for the governance of this great people for 230 years. The history behind…
I rise this evening to acknowledge the response of our communities and Federal agencies to the recent hurricanes and wildfires. I would like to first offer my thoughts and prayers to families affected by these tragedies. The USDA and FNS…
It is imperative that the U.S.-EU equivalence determination doesn't become collateral damage in the Brexit fight.
I share your conviction that we can improve economic growth by reducing unnecessary regulatory burdens.
I am proud to represent thousands of teachers across west Texas who have dedicated their careers to educating and preparing our children for the future. As a former member of the Midland Independent School Board, I understand the impact…
There is perhaps no current public policy proposal that commands more bipartisan public support than the idea of rebuilding America's public works.
There is, perhaps, no current public policy proposal that commands more bipartisan support than the idea of rebuilding America's public works.
Universal, instantaneous access to the Internet has become essential to our lives.
Like transportation, improved communications technology remains a tremendous need in rural America.
If we cannot get commodities to market, urban manufacturing centers and rural communities alike face challenges producing the very 'made in America' products that create the jobs and grow our economy.
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