"Thank you, Chairman Scott and Ranking Member Thompson, for putting together this hearing on such an exciting and innovative sector of agriculture."
"I was particularly excited to learn about the ways DeGoede's operation is working to farm sustainably."
"I also wanted to highlight three issues that DeGoede farms raised as being necessary for the development of the CEA industry."
"My question is going to be kind of along the lines of what we have been talking about with transmission lines and balancing costs and environmental protection."
"This is such a vital issue from my district, and I have a ton to talk and ask about."
"Developing a small-diameter sawmill in Chelan County presents a unique opportunity to create family-wage jobs."
"There is substantial momentum and desire locally and regionally to invest in this work."
"Right now we subsidize farm production in a manner that really benefits most of the largest corporate farms in the country."
"significant barriers exist for them to participate in USDA purchasing programs and local markets, and these need to be addressed."
"Better supporting market access for family farms will help farmers themselves, it will shrink the carbon footprint of agricultural production."
"Ms. Schrier. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. And thank you to our witnesses. I am very interested in how we can identify ways to better use our power marketing administrations to support the deploy..."
"a multi-year investment will reposition the United States for long-term success, competitiveness, and leadership in global agriculture and food research."