"I am grateful to the witnesses for being here, and Mr. Chairman, I yield back."
"While we continue to fight climate crisis together, we must ensure that resources are available to everyone, particularly underserved farmers."
"Thank you for holding this important hearing on our Energy Title programs in the farm bill."
"fertilizer prices are 40 percent higher than they were before the invasion, clearly making a strong and obvious connection."
"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."
"This bipartisan legislation would not only dramatically increase annual funding for the program to $250 million but also would take steps to improve accessibility for rural communities."
"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 progr..."
"Spanberger's bipartisan REAP Improvement Act strengthens REAP resources and advances key concepts we need now for a significant REAP upgrade."
"We must ensure the USDA and the Federal Government are specifically focused on rural deployment of EV charging infrastructure."
"I introduced the Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure for Farmers Act (H.R. 6390) alongside my colleague Republican Member Congressman Rice from South Carolina."
"A failure to address these basic infrastructure needs for charging in rural communities really will lead towards a future where communities will be left behind."
"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."