Jun 11, 2019
Farmers really could save our planet. With soil health and with cover crops and crop rotation, farmers can decrease our greenhouse gas emissions and sequester carbon and take 20 percent out of our atmosphere.
Kim Schrier
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Kim Merle Schrier is an American physician and politician currently serving as the U.S. Representative for Washington's 8th congressional district, a position she has held since January 3, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Schrier is known for her advocacy on healthcare issues, particularly those affecting children and families. She has a background in medicine, which informs her legislative priorities and public statements. Schrier has been vocal on various issues, including vaccine policy and public health.
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Jun 11, 2019
I think most farmers, probably a hundred percent of farmers should understand the climate is changing.
Jun 11, 2019
I am excited to hear from you this morning and hear your thoughts about how low- and no-till farming, regenerative farming, crop rotation, and carbon sequestration can really show us that farmers could literally save our planet.
Jun 3, 2019
I am concerned about the rolling back of a lot of the targets, for example, the sodium reduction target.
Jun 3, 2019
The 2010 Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act provided an additional $.06 per meal in reimbursement for schools that were meeting updated standards.
Jun 3, 2019
If we give kids like a salt tooth or a sweet tooth, that lasts forever and will affect their ultimate outcomes.
May 20, 2019
I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 2480. I am so pleased that we worked together in a bipartisan fashion. Parenting is the hardest job we have, and yet we have no training for it. This bill ensures that parents will have the support they…
May 10, 2019
In summary, I would like to encourage my colleagues to support this amendment. It will fund research throughout the country and end a process that is unfair to specialty crop farmers. I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The…
May 10, 2019
I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title) insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds in this Act shall…
May 2, 2019
I would just like to reiterate that it is so important that we all step up. When I hear my colleagues talking about jobs, needing to do other things, waiting, this is too advanced. It is frustrating to see that 2 years passed and we saw…
May 2, 2019
My amendment would support farmers and ranchers who employ agricultural practices that help us meet the goals and ambitions of the Paris Agreement. In order to combat climate change, we are all going to have to work together. Ours is a…
May 2, 2019
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 8, after line 20, insert the following new subsection: (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this…
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