Political Quotes

“Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chair, my amendment will help to safeguard the privacy of America's farmers and ranchers that work day and night to produce the food the world relies on. This amendment would give our agricultural producers and food processors the opportunity to impose unmanned aircraft restrictions around their operations upon a formal request to prevent drones unauthorized access to their land. In 2016, Congress created a process by which critical infrastructure facilities can impose restrictions on drone flights around their operations. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency designates the food and agriculture sector as a critical infrastructure sector, which is so vital to the United States that its success is imperative to our national security and our economic security. In the event of an emergency situation or disaster, protection of our agricultural land across the country is going to be vital. Intelligence officials have even gone so far to warn that America's agriculture industry has been targeted by suspicious drone activity, potentially by domestic terrorists or other bad actors. Food security is national security, plain and simple.…”