Derek Kilmer: “I wish I had an answer. Like so many invasive species, once they have taken hold, it is really hard to eradicate them.”

I am grateful to my colleague and friend, Congressman Brad Wenstrup, for serving on our first panel today.

My gratitude to Chairwoman Bice and to you, Mr. Chairman, and to Ranking Member Morelle, is that you are loving critics of the institution, and that matters.

I strongly believe that this is a key ideal we should be striving for in how we craft rules packages.

I was proud to introduce the BUDS Resolution along with Representative Young Kim, who, in an ideal world, would be listed as a lead sponsor as well.