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

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.

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.

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.

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

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 want to have broad ethics reforms for everyone.

trust has broken down, and major contributors to this breakdown include the perception of conflicts of interest