I want to thank you for saying that because I was listening to President Biden talk about this being a pandemic of the unvaccinated, and I was thinking in of my pediatrician and also children.

I also wanted to highlight three issues that DeGoede farms raised as being necessary for the development of the CEA industry.

I was particularly excited to learn about the ways DeGoede's operation is working to farm sustainably.

Thank you, Chairman Scott and Ranking Member Thompson, for putting together this hearing on such an exciting and innovative sector of agriculture.

Wildfires in Washington State have been increasing in intensity and scale every year for the past few years, and our State and local fire departments are being called to respond like never before. Last year, Kittitas County, a county in my…

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.

There is substantial momentum and desire locally and regionally to invest in this work.

Developing a small-diameter sawmill in Chelan County presents a unique opportunity to create family-wage jobs.

I thank Mr. Lamb for yielding. I am incredibly excited to have three local projects included in the INVEST in America Act. I worked with mayors, county commissioners, and community members across my district to identify priorities and…

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.