The realities of this crisis are that parents must make difficult decisions about what to forego to feed their children, and recently unemployed people are experiencing hunger, sometimes for the first time.

I stand here to honor the life and memory of William Edward Quarles, Jr. Mr. Quarles was a pillar of the Goochland County, Virginia, community, and he constantly worked to make Goochland stronger. He encouraged his neighbors to get…

I stand here to honor the life of Captain Donald Lambert, Jr. Last weekend, the Henrico County Police Department lost one of its own. Captain Lambert served in the Henrico Police Department for nearly 34 years, and his fellow officers…

I am concerned with the implications of recent Russian arms transfers.

Rep. Kinzinger and I led an NDAA amendment, calling for sanctions on Turkey.

I am wondering what are some of the things that we could do so that we are hitting that, to some degree, hitting a bit of a reset...

As a former CIA case officer I am aware of the importance of detecting threats before they actually harm Americans.

I hope the committee can be involved to whatever end is appropriate in ensuring that you all can into the future recruit to the staffing levels that are necessary.

Thank you very much.

I also want to make sure that farmers are part of any climate-focused efforts in Congress and that our farmers have buy-in as well.

Iowa has suffered a rare derecho which swept across the Midwest.

I hesitate to say, 'in these unprecedented times,' but it goes without saying that the ways NRCS operates and serves stakeholders and landowners across the country look different these days.

The recommendations to destroy a crop or try to harvest it, it is going to be a trail of tears.

We have to keep their safety and their needs foremost in our minds.

I want to talk today about what we can do to meet the needs and face the challenges presented by this unprecedented wildfire season.

2020 has been an unprecedented fire year. Over 7 million acres have burned nationwide.

Just to ensure that I have understood, and the rest of the Committee is following along, that is because natural fires that were coming through would have processed and would have taken out trees over time so that we were at that natural…

We've all seen the footage from California, Oregon, and Washington. It's surreal and it's terrifying.

Thank you for your consideration of this request.

I request that you include these documents in the permanent record of the hearing, as they articulate Western Governors' policy positions...

We have all seen the footage from California, Oregon, and Washington. It is surreal, and it is terrifying.

Thank you for joining us here in Washington and online today for this critical hearing on the wildfires ravaging the western United States.

Healthy forests require active management in the form of mechanical thinning, prescribed fires, and other activities to ensure they do not become overgrown tinderboxes, as we see now.

In advance of the Subcommittee's September 24, 2020 hearing, The 2020 Wildfire Year: Response and Recovery Efforts...

I would assure you our scientists suggest that these western landscapes have an incredible capability to absorb fire and keep on going.