I am very excited to have the opportunity to discuss the role of American agriculture abroad in the ways that we can both support our farmers and producers here domestically, and also affirm our global leadership in assisting in…

On June 30, less than 3 weeks from today, the child nutrition waivers that provide schools with flexibilities to feed children will expire.

I appreciate that today's witnesses have taken the time away from their important work to discuss the current state of farm bill conservation programs.

So when we are talking about REAP, Under Secretary, it is consistently oversubscribed and under-funded, leaving many producers and agribusinesses to be pretty frustrated with the backlogs in the program.

I appreciate Congress's continued support for NRCS and our work to invest in voluntary conservation on working lands.

I am very excited that that program is, in part, based on the Butcher Block Act (H.R. 4140), which I co-led alongside Dusty Johnson.

I have been a strong supporter of the REAP program, and I was very proud when provisions from my REAP Improvement Act were included in legislation that recently passed.

The Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program provides over 800,000 low-income seniors with coupons each year...

You are going to have a lot more growth in rural areas when you have that kind of infrastructure available and being encouraged by Congress.

American farmers and producers have a long history of being among the best stewards of our land.

I have long been concerned about China's growing influence as a leading supplier of 5G technology.

I am a strong believer that the United States must ensure that we have the domestic production capacity to ramp up production of necessary medical countermeasures in the event of shortages or emergencies.

I would also really like to thank my colleague, Republican Tom Rice of South Carolina, for recognizing the value of this legislation to our communities, to industries in our districts, and certainly to our farmers and producers across the…

I will be introducing legislation, bipartisan legislation today to expand the USDA's Rural Energy for America Program to include electric vehicle supply equipment as an eligible expense for farmers and agribusinesses that apply for that…

the U.S. must really step up to the plate through some targeted public investments.

I do hope that in the future, Mr. Chairman, we can talk about how the international community can support cities and leaders like Mayor Trzaskowski as they are working to fight those threats that exist.

We need to protect the free speech and we need to protect the possibilities that, you know, technology gives us, but we need to also be quite worried about cybersecurity and that, you know, those capabilities can be used for adverse…

But unfortunately this populist government is trying to push all the NGO's out of schools because they want to have schools for their own purposes where they try to introduce a bit of propaganda.

These virtual hearings really do allow us to engage with experts and government officials from around the world.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 381.

I was proud to work alongside my House colleagues, and the former Administration, to help secure bipartisan support, ultimately, for the passage of the USMCA last Congress.

I think many of us on this Committee were strong supporters of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act (H.R. 1603), and will continue to advocate for that bill's passage into the future.

I share your concerns related to the enforcement of the dairy provisions in that deal.

One way that we know we can reduce supply chain bottlenecks is by supporting free and fair trade policies that protect American workers and businesses, and reduce the barriers of the flow of goods across the globe.