05/11/2021
https://congress.gov...
"As the Delegate for the Virgin Islands, I represent the University of the Virgin Islands, a land-grant university, and it has skin in the game, as do the territory's small-scale producers who benefit ..."
"Any reforms to USDA's research agencies must have clear benefits to ag research and be conducted in a transparent manner."
"This proposal will undermine the integrity of these agencies and their ability to operate, and it was followed by an FY20 Budget Request which proposed cutting the number of ERS employees in half."
"Secretary Perdue's claim that the research agencies are better served elsewhere is misconstrued."