I am proud of the steps that we are taking as a region and as the Commonwealth to improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay.

We recently hosted a farm summit in my district, and this was an area of significant concern and frankly heated discussion.

I have heard from Virginia poultry producers that APHIS has been helpful as a partner in responding to outbreaks.

I have recently heard from Virginia cattle producers that they are seeing a rise in theileriosis cases within their herds.

Thank you, under Secretary Moffitt, for joining us today. Dr. Naugle, thank you for being here as well.

I know that you have touched on this periodically throughout your testimony today, but I am really concerned about the long-term effects on our nation's egg supply.

I appreciate your comments related to the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which is something I continue to hear about from producers across my district.

I am committed to making sure that we are putting forth programs and legislation that feed more people, not less.

I am concerned about not sustaining higher funding levels for these historically oversubscribed and under-funded programs in the future.

We appreciate your consideration of the immense positive impact SNAP has on the lives of millions of Americans as well as its beneficial impact on the national economy and our nation's long-term financial sustainability.

We want to ensure that they are there not just for farmers who want them but for future generations of farmers.

I am really proud that in the last Congress we passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which included the largest single investment in conservation since the Dust Bowl.

I am thrilled that the Packers and Stockyards division received a significant increase in funding in Fiscal Year 2023 to improve its enforcement of the Packers and Stockyards Act.

I thank you, through your ability putting forth much of what we proposed in the Butcher Block Act (H.R. 559) through USDA.

Despite this nearly unheard of return on investment, public agricultural research funding peaked way back in 2002.

I am committed to working with you as a partner on issues within our Subcommittee's jurisdiction.

I am so excited to be here with you for our first hearing as a Subcommittee of the 118th Congress.

And to your point, I think the investments and the return on investment that we saw in the last century, kind of what is the new frontier, the way that we can lower input costs, increase output, and support our producers.

Over the past 30 years, we have seen the benefits of agricultural research.

I look forward to working with you on issues that are important to growers and producers across the United States.

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