I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, in Washington State, we are blessed with an abundance of rivers and lakes that support fish and wildlife. Right now, projects like modifying tide gates and restoring or reconnecting…

This is, as I often say, people talk about, 'Well, you should only do that in case of a really rainy day.' Well, this isn't a rainy day; this a torrential downpour, and we need to do everything we can.

It is incredibly important to them and their health.

I am speaking from the standpoint of being a pediatrician, so there is no question that I have the students' best interests in mind.

Because I think it would inform the administration, as well, that we know that different communities, different school districts are in different situations, and just to blanketly say all schools should open is just irresponsible.

So I think we can all agree we want students back in the classroom, but only under safe conditions, and that rushing to do this is terribly inappropriate.

And I would just remind my colleagues on the other side of the aisle that you can't open schools without adults and also that kids don't live in a vacuum.

I think the President and Secretary DeVos have publicly come out and demanded schools reopen full-time in person. I think that is wrongheaded.

And rather than blocking the CDC from testifying before the House for fear of what they will say, let's see a commitment to sharing data and providing clear guidance for industries that repeatedly are calling for assistance.

if the idea is to keep food local, and support our small farmers, would you give consideration to not having to have that GAP certification?

That said, it is very hard to do a program this big from 30,000 feet.

Thank you so much for having a conversation with me back in April about specialty crops.