Good morning, and thank you to Chairwoman Velazquez and Ranking Member Chabot, and to you, Mr. Evans, for providing me with the opportunity to address the Small Business Committee today.

I will be voting for this bill for the children who are forgoing their school and for the millions of children for whom that means that they are losing the stability and the nutritional support that comes with it. I will be voting for this…

I urge my colleagues to support this amendment and to continue protecting our Nation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end the following: SEC. 7. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN SOCIAL MEDIA APPLICATION. Beginning on the…

The work of our diplomats is vital, and the dedication of our Nation's diplomatic security agents has protected not just our Nation's diplomats and embassies, but the very members of Congress in this room who have traveled abroad on…

Our diplomats are public servants. These Americans have demonstrated time and time again that they deserve our full support.

As a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, I am committed to advancing a smart national security strategy.

The mission of this subcommittee is very important to me.

Good morning, welcome and thank you all for joining us here today to discuss a very important topic--innovation in the wood products industry, and what it means for rural prosperity and forest health.

My home Commonwealth of Virginia understands this well. Across Virginia's 15 million acres of forested land, forest-related businesses contribute $17 billion annually to the state's economy and support more than 100,000 jobs.

America's forests are a pillar of our country's prosperity, delivering very important environmental, social, and economic benefits.

With markets facing economic stagnation, the forest sector is looking to innovation to reinvigorate the industry--and the future is full of possibilities.

Yet, multiple factors complicate the health of the industry.

I would like to thank Reverend Lance Watson for his thoughtful opening prayer this morning. His service to central Virginia and his accomplishments as a spiritual and community leader are an example to all of us. For more than 30 years…

And, Mr. Klain, I would also like to thank you for your very specific 7-point plan and recommendations of things that we should see from a Federal perspective out of Washington to help with this and future, future viruses and future…

political leadership starts it, but it is not-- and our political leadership working with them sometimes in private diplomacy, sometimes in public diplomacy.

I wanted my questions to be centered in their thoughts and shared experiences, because as we talk about anti-Semitism in Europe, the deepest impact of anti-Semitism facing my constituents are the threats, the crimes, and the fear that…

We are now a year in, and we are watching as those conservation programs take shape.

Our farmers in Virginia know what works for their land and for their ecosystems, the land that they have operated for generations, and they know it far better than anyone else.

Can you tell us how your agencies collaborate with other USDA agencies like ERS, ARS, and climate hubs?

I've been glad to see an increased focus on important issues like soil health, water quality, and water supply.

Farmers in my district in central Virginia know how important these conservation programs are, because they use them to boost soil health, improve water quality, protect wildlife habitat, and reduce soil erosion.

As we are moving toward the congressional appropriations process, I was wondering if you might dive into that question a bit more of where are we spending too much money?

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McCAUL. Madam Speaker, I am prepared to close. I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, for decades China has been infiltrating the United States, espionage, intellectual property…

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McCAUL. Madam Speaker, I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from the great State of Texas (Mr. Taylor).