House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) delivered the following opening statement at today's markup of "Committee print to comply with reconciliation directives included in H. Con. Res. 14 Section 2001(b)(1): Remarks as prepared: Good evening, and welcome to tonight’s markup. The legislation before us today is a necessary component to prevent the largest tax increase in... Read more »
Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Chairman Dusty Johnson (SD-At Large) delivered the following opening statement at today's roundtable "American Innovation and the Future of Digital Assets: A Blueprint for the 21st Century." Good morning and thank you for joining us today. Thank you, Chairman Steil, for leading this remarkable roundtable this morning. It’s an... Read more »
Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Chairman Dusty Johnson (SD-At Large) delivered the following opening statement at today's subcommittee hearing "American Innovation and the Future of Digital Assets: On-Chain Tools for an Off-Chain World." Remarks as prepared: Good afternoon. Welcome to our first meeting of the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Asset... Read more »
House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) delivered the following opening statement at today's Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development subcommittee hearing "American Innovation and the Future of Digital Assets: On-Chain Tools for an Off-Chain World." Remarks as prepared: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to congratulate you on your reappointment as Chairman... Read more »
House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) delivered the following opening statement at today's full committee hearing, "The Power of Work: Expanding Opportunity Through SNAP." Remarks as prepared: Good morning, and welcome to today’s hearing on the relationship between the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, and employment. Thank you to our witnesses for shar... Read more »
Today, House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) delivered the following opening statement at today's full committee hearing “The CFTC at 50: Examining the Past and Future of Commodity Markets.” Remarks as prepared: Good morning and welcome to the House Committee on Agriculture. Fifty years ago, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission opened its doors and began operation... Read more »
Today, House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) delivered the following opening statement at today's Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry subcommittee hearing “The State of the Livestock Industry: Producer Perspectives." Remarks as prepared: Good morning and thank you to Chairman Mann and Ranking Member Costa for convening the first hearing of the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dai... Read more »
Today, Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Chairman Tracey Mann (KS-01) delivered the following opening statement at today's subcommittee hearing “The State of the Livestock Industry: Producer Perspectives. It is an honor to chair this hearing of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry in the 119th Congress. As a fifth generation Kansan having grow... Read more »
Today, House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) delivered the following opening statement at today's full committee hearing “Examining the Economic Crisis in Farm Country”: Ladies and gentlemen welcome to the first hearing of the 119th Congress for the House Committee on Agriculture, Examining the Economic Crisis in Farm Country. And a crisis is exactly what hundreds of ... Read more »
Today, House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) delivered the following opening statement at today's organization meeting for the 119th Congress: As prepared for delivery: Good morning, and welcome to the organizing meeting of the House Committee on Agriculture for the 119th Congress. America’s agriculture industry is the lifeblood of our nation—providing the food, fuel... Read more »
