"As you noted, REAP is a program focused on making our rural communities more energy-independent, resilient, efficient, all while reducing the cost to consumers."
"But, it is like the line from The Right Stuff, 'No bucks, no Buck Rogers,' and what goes into the program goes out in terms of education and outreach and also funding."
"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 globa..."
"there is significant concern about what the Russian invasion will have in terms of impact on the global food supply, the potential for an increase in food insecurity in lower- to middle-income countri..."
"I am curious kind of in a broader scale if you could speak to some of the role of USDA or USAID in helping Ukraine rebuild its agricultural capacity."
"We do think there are a couple of flexibilities that could be pursued as part of the farm bill..."
"I am on the phone almost daily with my European Union partners."
"We are pressing on our European partners to not divert humanitarian resources from other parts of the world to Ukraine."
"I heard directly from veterans on how the lack of access to the SNAP program negatively impacts their lives, their ability to look for work, their mental health, and their nutrition needs."
"We spend a lot of money on a lot of programs in Congress. Programs that feed people have to be included in those numbers."
"And, here we are coming out of this pandemic, there is worldwide inflation, food costs are going up, gas prices are going up..."
"But, basically saying to somebody that because you are struggling, because you are poor we are going to tell you what you can buy and what you can't buy."