"I saw thousands of Afghan children, women, and men who made it out of Afghanistan."
"I just want to reiterate the importance of really ensuring that the interagency team engages and communicates with local government."
"I am excited to have the opportunity to discuss the positive impact of controlled environment agriculture on our domestic food supply."
"I am hopeful that controlled environment agriculture can help increase supply chain resiliency, and decrease dependence on foreign growers."
"It is clear that offshore wind energy can be a job and clean energy creator and it presents a real opportunity for transatlantic cooperation."
"Virginia became the first State in the Nation to stand offshore wind turbines in Federal waters and our State is expected to be one of the Nation's leaders in terms of megawatts produced."
"The U.S. wood products industry directly employs about one million people and contributes more than $5 billion in state and local taxes."
"In my home of Virginia, we have 16 million acres of forested land and forest-related businesses contribute $156 million to our state's economy each year."
"I must acknowledge the raging forest fires bringing devastation to much of the western United States."
"I am excited to hear from our witnesses about how Congress can support infrastructure policy that protects our forestlands."
"I was thrilled to see USDA announce that applications for these funds would go live July 22nd."
"Our forests--as well as the wood products they support--are critical green infrastructure that help sequester carbon while growing our economy."