Peter Welch

We have an enormous appreciation for small local agriculture because it does so much for the people who live in that area.

How do we maintain local agriculture, small family agriculture, for the values that it represents?

There is a great deal of concern about climate issues, and I think, on this Committee, a real desire to find ways to make it possible for the agricultural community to make the significant contribution of reducing carbon emission.

The definition of a small farm is changing. It is not 75 cows anymore. It is 500 to 800.

There is an enormous pressure on you to be, quote, 'efficient.' That gets translated into being big.

How do we maintain local agriculture, small family agriculture, for the values that it represents?

We have an enormous appreciation for small local agriculture because it does so much for the people who live in that area.

The Supreme Court has been making decisions with outcomes that are very contrary to the public interest.

The United States Supreme Court, in many recent decisions, has, in my view, become a threat to democracy.

A good judge will consider precedent of the U.S. Supreme Court as worthy of treatment like any other.

The United States Supreme Court, in many recent decisions, has, in my view, become a threat to democracy.

We have a corrupt campaign finance system, yet the Supreme Court, in Citizens United, made an assertion of facts.

In the Bruen decision, the United States Supreme Court came up with a framework of analysis, so-called 'historical analysis.'

The Supreme Court has been making decisions with outcomes that are very contrary to the public interest.

In the Dobbs decision, the Supreme Court disregarded precedent and stare decisis in order to achieve an outcome.

The United States Supreme Court, in many recent decisions, has, in my view, become a threat to democracy.

In the Bruen decision, the United States Supreme Court came up with a framework of analysis, so-called 'historical analysis,' which essentially made up a history.

In the Dobbs decision, the Supreme Court disregarded precedent and stare decisis in order to achieve an outcome that we're now living with.

The Supreme Court has been making decisions with outcomes that are very contrary to the public interest.

We have a corrupt campaign finance system, yet the Supreme Court, in Citizens United, made an assertion of facts to justify unleashing unlimited money.

You know, that is actually helpful, because I think, while we are talking about the frustration, we here can legislate the program, hopefully come up with some money.

It is immensely beneficial if there can be flexibility. No. 2, there is hell to pay when the flexibility leads to no accountability.

There is nothing more important than the Agriculture Committee.

You know, that is actually helpful, because I think, while we are talking about the frustration, we here can legislate the program, hopefully come up with some money.

There is nothing more important than the Agriculture Committee.