Remarks as prepared for delivery: Good morning. I appreciate the Chairwoman convening this hearing and thank our witnesses for their participation. For me, the best foundation for today’s hearing is three central truths: We all want to improve the lives of Americans facing hard times, SNAP is an important poverty program, work is a critical part of giving people the opportunity to move out of pove... Read more »
Remarks as prepared for delivery: Mr. Chairman, thank you for convening this important hearing on the state of the farm economy. Mr. Secretary, welcome back and thank you for being here with us today. Earlier, during consideration of the committee’s budget views and estimates letter, I commented on the extremely difficult conditions in farm and ranch country. As I said then, I wish we could have s... Read more »
Remarks as prepared for delivery: Good morning. This meeting was called to consider the committee’s annual budget views and estimates letter to the Budget Committee. While I am prepared to support the letter, I have major concerns. As everyone on this committee is aware, we are entering into the 6th straight year of recession in farm and ranch country right now. I will not recite the litany of tro... Read more »
Remarks as prepared for delivery: Good morning everyone. Mr. Chairman, congratulations on your second chairmanship of the all-powerful House Agriculture Committee. It is a high privilege and honor to chair this panel just once — so twice is truly a special honor. As you may have noticed, this side of the dais has also changed quite a bit from last fall. A lot of very fine individuals who served on... Read more »
Remarks as prepared for delivery: Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of the conference report to accompany H.R. 2, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018. It is fitting that the House today considers the Farm Bill because 28 years ago, another proud Texan — President George H.W. Bush — signed the 1990 Farm Bill into law. And, for the first time since 1990, Congress is poised to pass a ne... Read more »
Remarks as prepared for delivery: Chairman Roberts, Ranking Members Peterson and Stabenow, fellow members of the conference committee, good morning. And good morning to all who have gathered here today to discuss a matter of great importance and urgency: the 2018 Farm Bill. Many of you read last week that USDA is projecting that net farm income will be down another 13 percent this year. Producer i... Read more »
Remarks as prepared for delivery: Good morning. I want to welcome you all to today’s hearing examining the upcoming agenda at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. I’d like to start by welcoming back Chairman Giancarlo. Chris, it’s great to have you back here. The committee last met with you in October and at that time, you were working on a number of important initiatives at the commission, n... Read more »
Remarks as prepared for delivery: Good morning. I see a lot of new faces today as we tackle a cutting-edge topic for the committee: digital assets. For those of you who have not joined us before, welcome. We are happy to have you as we discuss an emerging policy area that is of deep interest to our members, to the emerging cryptocurrency industry, and…we hope…to Americans of all stripes. Digital a... Read more »
Remarks as prepared for delivery for general debate on H.R.2 on the House floor: Mr. Chairman/Madam Chairwoman, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018—more commonly known as the Farm Bill. I do so proudly because I still believe that rural America and our farm and ranch families are the backbone of this country. Our farmers and ranchers ensure that Amer... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway offered the below remarks before the House Rules Committee regarding the 2018 Farm Bill, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act (H.R.2): Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member McGovern, and members of the committee. I appreciate the opportunity to come before you today concerning the farm bill. H.R. 2—the Agriculture & N... Read more »
