Remarks as prepared for delivery: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and good morning. I’m Michelle Fischbach from Minnesota’s 7th District, and the ranking member of the CEEC Subcommittee. Thank you all for taking the time to be here today. Like many of my colleagues here, I represent an extremely rural, ag-based district. We are among the top ag-producing districts in the nation and are responsible for ne... Read more »
Remarks as prepared for delivery: Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding today’s very important—and long overdue—hearing to review current strains within the supply chain and their impact on American agriculture. I see this as the first of many public conversations on this topic by our Committee. As the United States emerges from the pandemic, we are facing a new combination of challenges and consequ... Read more »
Dusty Johnson, Republican Leader of the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture For a copy of Mr. Johnson's remarks, click here. Jim Baird, Republican Leader of the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research For a copy of Mr. Baird's remarks, click here. # # # Read more »
Thank you, Mr. Chairman for hosting this joint subcommittee hearing on agricultural biotechnology. I’m grateful this is a joint subcommittee, because obviously there are enormous implications on both the livestock and horticulture sides, and we’ll get more done working together. There is a moral and technological issue facing this committee and society – how do we feed a growing world while being ... Read more »
Good morning. Thank you Chairman Costa and Chair Plaskett for calling this hearing today. I appreciate our friends from the Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee joining us for this discussion, and I am very excited for our Subcommittees to have the opportunity to discuss this incredibly important topic. I want to also thank our witnesses for joining us today for this dialogue – I look fo... Read more »
Remarks as prepared for delivery: I appreciate the opportunity for Members to come together and advance thoughtful solutions at this markup. Among the bills, I am excited we will consider bipartisan legislation that my friend Ron Kind and I have been working on for months: H.R. 5608, the Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act. CWD has been a big problem for the deer populations in Pen... Read more »
Remarks as prepared for delivery: Good afternoon. On countless occasions, I’ve mentioned the importance of this Committee getting back to holding hearings to explore issues facing production agriculture and conducting oversight of the numerous programs administered by the Department of Agriculture—especially as we gear up for the next Farm Bill. So in that regard, I am thankful, Mr. Chairman, that... Read more »
Remarks as prepared for delivery: Welcome, Chief Moore, and thank you for being here today. Like so many others who live in the West or near forests, this is an extremely important and personal issue to me and those that I represent. I want to begin by recognizing our firefighters on the ground who risk their lives every day to confront these disasters head-on. To our firefighters, I say thank you... Read more »
Remarks as prepared for delivery: Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding today's hearing to review carbon markets. In July, I requested this hearing, along with legislative hearings on several proposed climate bills within our jurisdiction. Unfortunately, it seems many Members and stakeholders feel rushed to move legislation on carbon markets without Congress thoroughly vetting the issue. Honestly, I... Read more »
Remarks as prepared for delivery: I would be remiss, Mr. Chairman, if I did not express my continued disappointment in the reconciliation process, which continues to tarnish this Committee’s reputation of bipartisanship and decorum. I am also frustrated, and frankly surprised, we are here today to mark up a bill and a resolution that have nothing to do with the missing $28 billion you referenced l... Read more »
