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Hearing "For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Brooke L. Rollins, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture"
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 4, 2026 · Transcript · 17 transcript matches
VASQUEZ, GABE "First I have to add my name to the list of members on both sides who are concerned with the New World Screw Worm case that was recently documented in Texas that could devastate our cattle industry and should be and must be contained and dealt with immediately. This Tuesday, I convened my agricultural advisory group that consists of farmers, ranchers, food banks, researchers, dairy producers, young farmers, state and local leaders in I created this group about three years ago to ensure that from farm to table, New Mexico has a voice on this committee and has a voice in"
Hearing "To Review the Implementation of Farm Safety Net, Disaster, and Conservation Programs"
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 24, 2026 · Transcript · 15 transcript matches
COSTA, JIM "California is the number one farm state in the America, but we're not feeling the loving from the USDA. Bankruptcies are up 44 percent from last year. Farmers, ranchers, dairymen, and women, and growers are feeling not only a lack of connection, but we still produce food on America's dinner table and around the"
Hearing "Agricultural Perspectives on the Future of the USMCA"
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 10, 2026 · Transcript · 12 transcript matches
THOMPSON, GLENN "agricultural products while expanding market access for a range of U.S.-grown commodities. This has proven to be extremely beneficial not only to our U.S. farmers, ranchers, foresters, and agribusinesses, but also to U.S. consumers and the economy as a"
Hearing Subcommittee Markup of Seven Pieces of Legislation
house Environment Subcommittee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript · 9 transcript matches
EVANS, GABE "all it does is raises prices at the grocery store, makes food more expensive, drive jobs out of the United States, makes us dependent on others for our food security, and ultimately results in dirtier air, more expenses, and poorer health outcomes because when we lose those jobs and food is more expensive and we have to import it from places that pollute more, nobody wins. Common sense approaches like what my colleague has brought forth is critical if we want to provide our economy with the stability it needs to continue to accelerate, create more jobs, protect our farmers and ranchers,..."
CRS Report
Programs for Beginning, Limited Resource, Veteran, Socially Disadvantaged, and Tribal and Indigenous Farmers and Ranchers and for Small Farms and Ranches
Report · Apr 1, 2024
Historically underserved farmers and ranchers represent a diverse share of all U.S. agricultural producers. This includes socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers (SDFRs), who are producers...
CRS Report
Agricultural Credit: Institutions and Issues
Reports · Jul 27, 2022
A variety of lenders, from the federal government to commercial banks, make loans to farmers and ranchers. The federal government provides credit assistance to farmers and ranchers who cannot obtain...
CRS Report
Farm Bill Primer: Beginning and Underserved Producers
InFocus · Dec 20, 2024
U.S. food and agriculture policy provides support for farms and ranches operated by beginning, small and limited resource, and historically underserved farmers and ranchers. Although these producers...
Hearing H.R. 8646 – Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027; H.R. 7726 – Stop Child Care...
house Rules Committee · Jun 2, 2026 · Transcript · 6 transcript matches
HARRIS, ANDY "The bill targets funding to critical programs by supporting rural communities, providing U.S. producers with the tools they need to feed, fuel, and clothe the world, and ensuring that all Americans who qualify for assistance through nutrition programs like WIC, SNAP, and school meals will be served. This legislation reflects a clear and necessary commitment to fiscal responsibility while ensuring that America's farmers, ranchers, and rural communities remain a top priority. I look forward to working with all of you as this bill moves"
Hearing An oversight hearing to examine the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Jun 10, 2026 · Transcript · 5 transcript matches
BOOZMAN, JOHN "I appreciate USDA's attention to this issue as well as the opportunity to join you to discuss long-term strategies to lower the cost of fertilizer. I look forward to working with my colleagues to advance policies to provide relief in the future. We have a tremendous opportunity before us to update farm policies on Farm Bill 2.0. I look forward to releasing text very soon that incorporates many bipartisan measures and, just as importantly, the priorities of farmers, ranchers, and foresters so they have updated policies to meet their needs. I am hopeful we can deliver a Farm Bill that farmers,..."
Hearing "Examining the Economic Crisis in Farm Country"
house Agriculture Committee · Feb 11, 2025 · Transcript · 5 transcript matches
ALISHA SCHWERTNER "We also support those local businesses, the cotton gins, the grain facilities, local beef processing facilities, the schools. So many of those businesses in our local communities are supported by farmers and ranchers. So the Farm Bill truly is not just for farmers and ranchers. It's to impact all rural communities across America. So it's vitally important that we get a modernized Farm Bill that supports farmers and ranchers so that our local rural communities can continue to be supported as well."
CRS Report
Beginning Farmers or Ranchers (BFRs): Challenges and Opportunities
Report · Nov 18, 2024
In statute, a beginning farmer or rancher (BFR) refers to a farmer or rancher who has operated a farm or ranch for not more than 10 years. This statutory definition applies to most of the farm...
Hearing Hearings to examine perspectives from the field, focusing on farmer and rancher views on the agricultural economy.
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Feb 26, 2025 · Request transcript
Hearing Organizational business meeting to consider an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee during the 119th Congress, committee...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Feb 5, 2025 · Request transcript
Testimony BOOZMAN, JOHN
An oversight hearing to examine the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"I appreciate USDA's attention to this issue as well as the opportunity to join you to discuss long-term strategies to lower the cost of fertilizer. I look forward to working with my colleagues to advance policies to provide relief in the future. We have a tremendous opportunity before us to update farm policies on Farm Bill 2.0. I look forward to releasing text very soon that incorporates many bipartisan measures and, just as importantly, the priorities of farmers, ranchers, and foresters so..."
CRS Report
Agriculture and Forestry Offsets in Carbon Markets: Background and Selected Issues
Reports · Nov 3, 2021
The number of private carbon market programs (also known as carbon market initiatives) that pay farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners (participants) to generate carbon offsets for use in carbon...
Hearing Oversight Hearing - U.S. Small Business Administration
house Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript · 4 transcript matches
SPEAKER_12 "this report. Well, certainly I would agree that it's malpractice to run out of money and not let Congress know, because we need to be having those conversations about supplemental funding if that is the case, so that transparency is number one, respectful for taxpayers, but number two, just critical when a situation like that arises, so do you think a piece of legislation like this or even just the change in practice that you've made will be helpful in holding Well, it could be a hurricane on the East Coast or a major derecho coming through a state like mine. We need to be able to have the..."
Testimony ALISHA SCHWERTNER
"Examining the Economic Crisis in Farm Country"
house Agriculture Committee · Feb 11, 2025
"We also support those local businesses, the cotton gins, the grain facilities, local beef processing facilities, the schools. So many of those businesses in our local communities are supported by farmers and ranchers. So the Farm Bill truly is not just for farmers and ranchers. It's to impact all rural communities across America. So it's vitally important that we get a modernized Farm Bill that supports farmers and ranchers so that our local rural communities can continue to be supported as..."
CRS Report
Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program (WHIP)
Resources · May 7, 2020
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) administers a suite of programs that assists farmers and ranchers with recovering from a natural disaster. Most of these programs are permanently authorized...
CRS Report
Section 1071: Small Business Lending Data Collection and Reporting
Reports · Jun 6, 2024
Small businesses are owned by and employ a wide variety of entrepreneurs—skilled trade technicians, farmers, medical professionals, financial consultants, technology innovators, and restauranteurs,...
Hearing Hearings to examine the nomination of Michael Selig, of Florida, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Nov 19, 2025 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
MICHAEL SELIG "He emphasized to me the importance of derivatives markets to all Americans. Our nation's farmers, ranchers, energy producers, and commercial businesses rely on futures and swaps for price discovery and risk management. Robust markets for derivatives that enable hedgers to lock in prices help ensure that the cost of groceries, transportation, electronics, and all kinds of goods and services don't fluctuate wildly for American consumers each"
Hearing Hearings to examine a review of the USDA reorganization proposal.
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Jul 30, 2025 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
BOOZMAN, JOHN "thoughtfully on the future of USDA, and how it will continue to efficiently serve our farmers ranchers and rural communities. Despite despite being at the helm for less than six months, Secretary Rollins has already made a significant her commitment to serving our nation's farmers ranchers and foresters."
Hearing "Reviewing Partnerships to Enhance Management of the National Forest System"
house Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee · Jun 25, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
NEWHOUSE, DAN "All these are just a few of the provisions in the forestry title, and I'm glad to see the Senate has started their work. Our nation's farmers, ranchers, and foresters need a new and modernized Farm Bill, and we, we must deliver. With that, I'm looking forward to hearing from our witnesses today about how they work with the"
Hearing Markup of Fifteen Bills
house Health Subcommittee · Jun 25, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SCHRIER, KIM "It also causes horrible skin lesions and has other impacts. My district covers everything from suburban neighborhoods to agricultural communities, and I know firsthand that farmers, ranchers, and veterinarians really rely on xylosine to safely handle injured or dangerous livestock, and so you have this dilemma where on one hand, non-physicians have a legitimate veterinary use for this, while on the other hand, bad actors are using xylosine as a cutting agent for fentanyl and endangering people's lives, and so because of this, the drug can't really be effectively scheduled through DEA, and..."
Hearing H.R. 8870, Building Unrivaled Infrastructure and Long-term Development for America's 250th Act (BUILD America 250 Act); and other matters cleared...
house Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · May 21, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_30 "In the Big First, our district alone has more than 83,000 miles of road, 4,000 miles of railroads, and the highest number of bridges of any district in the country—11,172. That infrastructure supports the farmers, ranchers, producers, manufacturers, small businesses, schools, hospitals, and families that keep our community"
Testimony VASQUEZ, GABE
"For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Brooke L. R...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"First I have to add my name to the list of members on both sides who are concerned with the New World Screw Worm case that was recently documented in Texas that could devastate our cattle industry and should be and must be contained and dealt with immediately. This Tuesday, I convened my agricultural advisory group that consists of farmers, ranchers, food banks, researchers, dairy producers, young farmers, state and local leaders in I created this group about three years ago to ensure that from..."
CRS Report
Equal Protection and Race- or Sex-Conscious Government Action: Case Developments
Posts · Sep 12, 2024
A number of federal lawsuits have alleged that certain race- or sex-conscious federal programs are unconstitutional on equal protection grounds. Challenged programs include COVID-19 relief programs,...
CRS Report
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety Technical Assistance Programs for Specialty Crop Producers
Report · Nov 26, 2025
Foodborne illness occurs when a person gets sick after consuming a food contaminated with pathogens, or harmful microbes. Produce and other specialty crops may be especially susceptible to...
Testimony ALISHA SCHWERTNER
"Examining the Economic Crisis in Farm Country"
house Agriculture Committee · Feb 11, 2025
"Thank you for the opportunity to share these challenges, and I look forward to your questions. Thank you for your question. Yes, as new and beginning farmers, my husband and I have had some very challenging conversations with our banker, and especially over the last 3 years, as we have had consecutively challenging years. And we are certainly not alone. I think I saw that roughly 20 percent of farmers and ranchers are having the same conversations with their bankers across the country. So it is..."
Testimony LUJÁN, BEN RAY
Hearings to examine the nomination of Glen Smith, of Iowa, to be Under...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Nov 5, 2025
"administration canceled was a program to support local farmers and ranchers with food banks. It was called the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement and Local Food for School Cooperative Agreement, about a billion bucks. But as you know, these agreements get entered into with local farmers and ranchers, and then they change how they're going to grow for the next year, what they're going to raise for the next year. They don't look for other things. So I certainly hope that when..."
Testimony EVANS, GABE
Subcommittee Markup of Seven Pieces of Legislation
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"all it does is raises prices at the grocery store, makes food more expensive, drive jobs out of the United States, makes us dependent on others for our food security, and ultimately results in dirtier air, more expenses, and poorer health outcomes because when we lose those jobs and food is more expensive and we have to import it from places that pollute more, nobody wins. Common sense approaches like what my colleague has brought forth is critical if we want to provide our economy with the..."
CRS Report
Local and Urban Food Systems: Selected Farm Bill and Other Federal Programs
Report · Sep 23, 2020
Over the past decade, food policy in the United States has responded to ongoing shifts in consumer preferences and producer trends that favor local and regional food systems as well as agricultural...
Testimony KLOBUCHAR, AMY
An oversight hearing to examine the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"immediately after this hearing has concluded, and I'm sure he will ask some questions as will I. Secretary Rollins, since your last appearance before the committee, it has been a turbulent time for farmers, ranchers, and really all of rural America. Unfortunately, I believe that much of this turbulence would have been, could have been, would have been, could have been entirely preventable. I've been clear that the administration's across-the-board tariffs have been terrible for farmers. The..."
CRS Report
The 2024 Farm Bill: H.R. 8467 Compared with Current Law
Reports · Dec 16, 2024
Congress sets food and agriculture policy through periodic legislation referred to as farm bills. The previous farm bill, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-334), was extended by one...
Testimony BOOZMAN, JOHN
An oversight hearing to examine the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"ranchers, and foresters, as well as strengthen rural America. I welcome our witness, the Honorable Brooke Rollins, our 33rd Secretary of Agriculture. Thank you so much for being here today and for your steadfast commitment to America's agricultural community. We appreciate your willingness to serve and your active engagement with farmers, ranchers, foresters, and rural stakeholders where they live and work. Those conversations provide valuable insight into the challenges and opportunities..."
Testimony COSTA, JIM
"Examining the Economic Crisis in Farm Country"
house Agriculture Committee · Feb 11, 2025
"Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, the Ranking Member, for this hearing that's very timely today because farmers, ranchers, dairymen, and women across the country are hurting as a result of input costs that has been testified here already, inflation, and other factors. And as a third-generation farmer, I like to say here in this committee almost at every hearing that it's important that we remember that food is a national security"
Testimony TOKUDA, JILL N.
"Examining the Economic Crisis in Farm Country"
house Agriculture Committee · Feb 11, 2025
"Would you say right now that USDA staffing in our communities to support everyday farmers, especially our small to medium-sized farmers, ranchers, and producers are adequate right now as it exists today to meet the needs and to be able to really have farming now go from the red to the black? So if I may ask this question, because I want to be mindful of my"
Testimony THOMPSON, GLENN
"For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Brooke L. R...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"the need and making the most of the limited dollars that you have available. Please continue to communicate with the committee on how we may be helpful to you as we work to get our farm economy back on stable ground. We know that communication is the bedrock of the important relationship between USDA and the House Committee on Agriculture. Just a few weeks ago, we hosted Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden to speak to committee members about the USA reorganization process. This was a productive..."
Testimony SPEAKER_42
"For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Brooke L. R...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"Today is the 500th day since President Trump returned to office, and under his leadership, putting hardworking farmers, ranchers, and rural America back at the center of policymaking, and it has never been more important than today that we deliver for the men and women who work the land, who tend the livestock, and who call the heartland home. The challenges facing our farmers are real in rural"
Testimony MILLER, MARY E.
"For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Brooke L. R...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"Under the same legislation, the 20% small business tax deduction is now permanent. This will allow farmers, ranchers, and other producers to keep more of their hard-earned income and reinvest in their family farms. But, perhaps most importantly, the near elimination of the death tax will benefit more than 2 billion farms, allowing family farms to remain in the"
Testimony MANN, TRACEY
"For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Brooke L. R...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"I recognize myself for five minutes. Secretary Rawlings, thank you for being here today, and thank you for your leadership in supporting farmers, ranchers, and ag producers across America. It was an honor to have you visit the Big First District of Kansas, days after you were confirmed last"
Testimony FEDORCHAK, JULIE
Subcommittee Markup of Seven Pieces of Legislation
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This amendment is pretty simple. It clarifies the nature of this legislation by removing certain terms which could lead to confusion in how vehicles or equipment are treated or defined under the text. In doing so, it upholds the intent of the bill by reducing regulatory uncertainty felt by farmers, ranchers, truckers, and manufacturers across the country. I urge a yes vote on this technical amendment and I yield"
Testimony NEWHOUSE, DAN
"Reviewing Partnerships to Enhance Management of the National Forest S...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"All these are just a few of the provisions in the forestry title, and I'm glad to see the Senate has started their work. Our nation's farmers, ranchers, and foresters need a new and modernized Farm Bill, and we, we must deliver. With that, I'm looking forward to hearing from our witnesses today about how they work with the"
Testimony COSTA, JIM
"Reviewing Partnerships to Enhance Management of the National Forest S...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"I co-sponsored the Fix Our Forests Act and the Headwaters Protection Act, spent years working on these partnerships between the Federal and State efforts and local. Supervisor Cole, it's good to have fellow Californians testify and a farmer, rancher, common share in a lot of these issues, and, of course, both of us mourn the loss of"
Testimony SCHRIER, KIM
Markup of Fifteen Bills
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"It also causes horrible skin lesions and has other impacts. My district covers everything from suburban neighborhoods to agricultural communities, and I know firsthand that farmers, ranchers, and veterinarians really rely on xylosine to safely handle injured or dangerous livestock, and so you have this dilemma where on one hand, non-physicians have a legitimate veterinary use for this, while on the other hand, bad actors are using xylosine as a cutting agent for fentanyl and endangering..."
Testimony BILIRAKIS, GUS M.
Markup of Fifteen Bills
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"provide law enforcement with additional tools to track and combat its diversion into the illicit market, and require further reporting and analysis regarding its prevalence and misuse. At the same time, this legislation protects the legitimate use of xylosine by veterinarians and farmers, ranchers, and others who rely on this medication to treat large animals. As drug traffickers continue to adapt and evolve, unfortunately, Congress must ensure that our laws and enforcement tools remain..."
Testimony COSTA, JIM
"To Review the Implementation of Farm Safety Net, Disaster, and Conser...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"California is the number one farm state in the America, but we're not feeling the loving from the USDA. Bankruptcies are up 44 percent from last year. Farmers, ranchers, dairymen, and women, and growers are feeling not only a lack of connection, but we still produce food on America's dinner table and around the"
Testimony COSTA, JIM
"To Review the Implementation of Farm Safety Net, Disaster, and Conser...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"And when the Secretary here talked about a reorganization plan, I'll tell you, folks back home in farm country where it's hurting are less interested in your reorganization plan than ensuring that the programs that are oversubscribed are able to be made available to farmers, ranchers, and dairymen and women in California and throughout the country. Did you hear"
Testimony SPEAKER_06
"To Review the Implementation of Farm Safety Net, Disaster, and Conser...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"the IT modernization, the ability to provide and create new tools. We are right now developing what we're calling the integrated field tool, which is a digital tool that NRCS staff will have. And it'll go into conservation planning, design, and other things. They're working with a farmer, rancher, landowner on their property. They're all able to look at that, what they've suggested, what the farmer, rancher, or landowner have agreed to. Digitally sign that application, what the farmer, rancher,..."
Testimony THOMPSON, GLENN
"To Review the Implementation of Farm Safety Net, Disaster, and Conser...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"You put a lot of responsibility on your shoulders with the incredible legislation that we have passed and are in the country, including farmer, rancher, forester, really rural America. I appreciate your staff. They're located here in D.C. And quite frankly, those are spread so widely across"
Testimony PFLUGER, AUGUST
Subcommittee Markup of Eight Pieces of Legislation
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"We know that these facilities can bring jobs, they can bring investment, they can bring imposing a burden of significant amounts of electricity, and in some cases, new generation and transmission and distribution infrastructure that would be required to do that. The families and the farmers, ranchers and small businesses already connected to the grid should not be forced to subsidize those costs. If a large new load requires new infrastructure, the entities creating that demand should be paying..."
Testimony THOMPSON, GLENN
"Agricultural Perspectives on the Future of the USMCA"
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"agricultural products while expanding market access for a range of U.S.-grown commodities. This has proven to be extremely beneficial not only to our U.S. farmers, ranchers, foresters, and agribusinesses, but also to U.S. consumers and the economy as a"
Testimony MR. MICHAEL SCHUMPP
"Agricultural Perspectives on the Future of the USMCA"
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"Renewing USMCA is also imperative to our national security. The integrated supply chains across North America reduce dependence on adversarial countries for critical food and agricultural inputs, and have made the U.S. less vulnerable to geopolitical disruptions that could threaten our own economic and security interests, including our food supply. USMCA prevents competitors and adversaries from siphoning off market share that has been cultivated for decades by American farmers and ranchers...."
Testimony COSTA, JIM
"Agricultural Perspectives on the Future of the USMCA"
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"California. They are such crops as almonds, pistachios, dairy wine, walnuts, tomatoes, rice, grapes, strawberries and citrus. Just to give you a bit of the diversity, we think they are special. I am not sure. We have communication problems. When people go to the grocery store, they don't go to the specialty crop aisle, but that is another matter. But people are hurting in farm country. Bankruptcies are up, and this is something that is so critical as I go home every week to talk with my..."
Testimony ADAMS, ALMA S.
"Agricultural Perspectives on the Future of the USMCA"
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to the witnesses for your testimony. I want to bring our attention back to the founding principles that made this agreement necessary. The U.S. CMA was founded to be a mutually beneficial win for North American workers, farmers, ranchers and businesses, and its intent is to bring greater overall relations and unity between North American partners, Canada and Mexico. However, we now entered a period where this deal, if not renewed with reforms, could do..."
Testimony MR. MICHAEL SCHUMPP
"Agricultural Perspectives on the Future of the USMCA"
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"I appreciate the question. So as I had mentioned, on the economic side, there's no replacement for USMCA. Our farmers, ranchers, and meat and poultry packers and processors rely on that integrated network and the meat product and livestock trade that happens across our borders often multiple times. But Canada and Mexico either have a trade agreements with or are negotiating with China, Brazil, the European Union. So our competitors and our adversaries, if we were to walk away from"
Testimony BRESNAHAN, ROBERT P.
"Agricultural Perspectives on the Future of the USMCA"
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, and thank you to all the witnesses for being here this morning. The USMCA provides the market access that our farmers, ranchers, and producers depend on every day. Canada and Mexico are among our largest agricultural trading partners, and reliable access to those markets help support farm income, sustain rural jobs, and keep American agriculture competitive. But when I talk with farmers across Northeastern Pennsylvania about trade, one word comes up time..."
Testimony HARRIS, ANDY
H.R. 8646 – Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administrati...
house Rules Committee · Jun 2, 2026
"The bill targets funding to critical programs by supporting rural communities, providing U.S. producers with the tools they need to feed, fuel, and clothe the world, and ensuring that all Americans who qualify for assistance through nutrition programs like WIC, SNAP, and school meals will be served. This legislation reflects a clear and necessary commitment to fiscal responsibility while ensuring that America's farmers, ranchers, and rural communities remain a top priority. I look forward to..."
Testimony NEGUSE, JOE
H.R. 8646 – Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administrati...
house Rules Committee · Jun 2, 2026
"when it cuts the Rural Utilities Program, when it cuts the Rural Development Program, when it cuts the Natural Resources Conservation Service, all of which folks in my district, ranchers, farmers in northern Colorado and in western Colorado rely on. And I just cannot for the life of me understand why you all have decided on this course of cutting all of these vital programs that a lot of rural Americans, rural Coloradans rely on, particularly as was suggested at a moment when costs are going up..."
Testimony SPEAKER_30
H.R. 8870, Building Unrivaled Infrastructure and Long-term Development...
house Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · May 21, 2026
"In the Big First, our district alone has more than 83,000 miles of road, 4,000 miles of railroads, and the highest number of bridges of any district in the country—11,172. That infrastructure supports the farmers, ranchers, producers, manufacturers, small businesses, schools, hospitals, and families that keep our community"
Testimony UNKNOWN
H.R. 8870, Building Unrivaled Infrastructure and Long-term Development...
house Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · May 21, 2026
"And today, they remain beloved by families, veterans, children, farmers, ranchers, and horse owners across America. They are not just livestock in the eyes of the American"
Testimony LEE ZELDIN
Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal...
senate Environment and Public Works Committee · Apr 29, 2026
"cheapest rates across the country voted for President Trump and nine of the 10 with the highest rates voted for Kamala Harris. That's not a coincidence. Yeah, well, as a former rate maker, Absolutely. There are landowners, farmers, ranchers, there are entire states who have come to us. They've done the math and the impact of the way the waters of the United States was defined previously results in a heavy cost to be able to hire an attorney or a consultant to tell them whether it was a water of..."
Testimony MATT PERDUE
Hearings to examine increasing domestic consumption of United States-g...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Mar 10, 2026
"or from the LFPA program to North Dakota. There was 400-some thousand dollars in products purchased from North Dakota farmers, ranchers, processors that were then used to support hungry people through our Great Plains Food"
Testimony SPEAKER_11
Mark-up on: • H.R. 2130 (Rep. Johnson of SD), “Tribal Trust Land Homeo...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jan 22, 2026
"ultimately harming everyone, including ranchers, farmers, and sportsmen. Long-term economic and ecological"
Testimony WYDEN, RON
Hearings to examine the rising cost of health care, focusing on consid...
senate Finance Committee · Nov 19, 2025
"head spin. Farmers, ranchers, and small businesses beg to get"
Testimony MICHAEL SELIG
Hearings to examine the nomination of Michael Selig, of Florida, to be...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Nov 19, 2025
"He emphasized to me the importance of derivatives markets to all Americans. Our nation's farmers, ranchers, energy producers, and commercial businesses rely on futures and swaps for price discovery and risk management. Robust markets for derivatives that enable hedgers to lock in prices help ensure that the cost of groceries, transportation, electronics, and all kinds of goods and services don't fluctuate wildly for American consumers each"
Testimony MICHAEL SELIG
Hearings to examine the nomination of Michael Selig, of Florida, to be...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Nov 19, 2025
"That can result in a lot of volatility in the markets, and that can affect everyday consumers. And so I'm committed to making sure that these markets are well-functioning and that appropriate risk management tools are available to our nation's farmers, ranchers, and everybody else. Thank you for that question, Senator. I think it's vitally important, as I mentioned, that we have certainty, clarity, and consumer protection in these"
Testimony MICHAEL SELIG
Hearings to examine the nomination of Michael Selig, of Florida, to be...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Nov 19, 2025
"make sure these markets are fair orderly and efficient make sure there's not fraud and manipulation that interferes with the prices of commodities in these markets. It's vitally important that we understand that many of these markets have been massively over regulated throughout the chain. We've seen FCMs introducing brokers and other intermediaries highly highly regulated such that the costs are being passed down to farmers ranchers we're seeing less FCMs less introducing brokers able to take..."
Testimony BOOZMAN, JOHN
Hearings to examine a review of the USDA reorganization proposal.
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Jul 30, 2025
"thoughtfully on the future of USDA, and how it will continue to efficiently serve our farmers ranchers and rural communities. Despite despite being at the helm for less than six months, Secretary Rollins has already made a significant her commitment to serving our nation's farmers ranchers and foresters."
Testimony STEVE VADEN
Hearings to examine a review of the USDA reorganization proposal.
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Jul 30, 2025
"It's basically a diplomatic core for America's farmers, ranchers, and foresters. And so, given the specific focus of that"
Testimony FLEISCHMANN, CHARLES J. "CHUCK"
Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Requests for the Army Corps of Engineers (Civi...
house Appropriations Committee · May 21, 2025
"For the Bureau of Reclamation and Central Utah Project, the request proposes a total of $1.2 billion, a stated reduction of $609 million, or approximately 35 percent below the enacted level. I'm concerned that at this level, we will not be able to address the most pressing water resources needs across the west. Of particular concern is the ability to continue progress on existing Indian water rights settlements. Upholding our nation's treaty and trust responsibilities is among the Department of..."
CRS Report
Agricultural Conservation and the Next Farm Bill
Reports · Mar 20, 2023
The agricultural conservation title of omnibus farm bills contains authorizing and amending language to existing and new voluntary resource conservation efforts on productive farm and ranch lands....
CRS Report
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP): Status and Issues
Reports · Aug 29, 2014
The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) provides payments to agricultural producers to take highly erodible and environmentally sensitive land out of production and install resource conserving...
CRS Report
Agricultural Biotechnology: Overview, Regulation, and Selected Policy Issues
Reports · Mar 29, 2021
Agricultural biotechnology refers to a range of tools—including genetic engineering and some conventional breeding techniques—to genetically modify living plants, animals, microbes, and other...
CRS Report
How Many People Work in Agriculture in the United States?
Resources · Apr 8, 2025
Introduction Multiple federal sources provide information on the agricultural labor force, but these sources measure different parts of this labor force and count workers in different ways. Some...
Hearing Hearings to examine the nomination of Glen Smith, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development.
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Nov 5, 2025 · Transcript
LUJÁN, BEN RAY "administration canceled was a program to support local farmers and ranchers with food banks. It was called the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement and Local Food for School Cooperative Agreement, about a billion bucks. But as you know, these agreements get entered into with local farmers and ranchers, and then they change how they're going to grow for the next year, what they're going to raise for the next year. They don't look for other things. So I certainly hope that when you're at the"
Hearing Subcommittee Markup of Eight Pieces of Legislation
house Energy Subcommittee · Jun 24, 2026 · Transcript
PFLUGER, AUGUST "We know that these facilities can bring jobs, they can bring investment, they can bring imposing a burden of significant amounts of electricity, and in some cases, new generation and transmission and distribution infrastructure that would be required to do that. The families and the farmers, ranchers and small businesses already connected to the grid should not be forced to subsidize those costs. If a large new load requires new infrastructure, the entities creating that demand should be paying for it. This bill helps ensure that, as we build the infrastructure needed to support AI and other..."
Hearing Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 for the Environmental Protection Agency.
senate Environment and Public Works Committee · Apr 29, 2026 · Transcript
LEE ZELDIN "cheapest rates across the country voted for President Trump and nine of the 10 with the highest rates voted for Kamala Harris. That's not a coincidence. Yeah, well, as a former rate maker, Absolutely. There are landowners, farmers, ranchers, there are entire states who have come to us. They've done the math and the impact of the way the waters of the United States was defined previously results in a heavy cost to be able to hire an attorney or a consultant to tell them whether it was a water of the United States. And that great uncertainty has caused a lot of issues across the country, and..."
Hearing Hearings to examine increasing domestic consumption of United States-grown agricultural products.
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Mar 10, 2026 · Transcript
MATT PERDUE "or from the LFPA program to North Dakota. There was 400-some thousand dollars in products purchased from North Dakota farmers, ranchers, processors that were then used to support hungry people through our Great Plains Food"
Hearing Mark-up on: • H.R. 2130 (Rep. Johnson of SD), “Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025” • H.R. 3073 (Rep. Maloy), “Shivwits Band of Paiutes...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jan 22, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_11 "ultimately harming everyone, including ranchers, farmers, and sportsmen. Long-term economic and ecological"
Hearing Hearings to examine the rising cost of health care, focusing on considering meaningful solutions for all Americans.
senate Finance Committee · Nov 19, 2025 · Transcript
WYDEN, RON "head spin. Farmers, ranchers, and small businesses beg to get"
Hearing Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Requests for the Army Corps of Engineers (Civil Works) and the Bureau of Reclamation
house Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · May 21, 2025 · Transcript
FLEISCHMANN, CHARLES J. "CHUCK" "For the Bureau of Reclamation and Central Utah Project, the request proposes a total of $1.2 billion, a stated reduction of $609 million, or approximately 35 percent below the enacted level. I'm concerned that at this level, we will not be able to address the most pressing water resources needs across the west. Of particular concern is the ability to continue progress on existing Indian water rights settlements. Upholding our nation's treaty and trust responsibilities is among the Department of Interior's highest priorities, and we cannot afford to fail delivering access to safe and reliable..."
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of William Hague, of Washington, to be an Assistant Secretary, Kevin Lilly, of Texas, to be Assistant...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 23, 2026 · Transcript
HOEVEN, JOHN "How are you going to help us out? Regulating in a common-sense, farmer-friendly way is not only important for our farmers and ranchers, but it actually creates more and better opportunity for hunters, because they can't hunt on that land unless farmers allow them to do so. You'd agree with"
Hearing The Federal Reserve's Semi-Annual Monetary Policy Report
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript
SESSIONS, PETE "It is important for you to understand that when people talk about the stock market or investment, farmers and ranchers look out in their backyard at the cost of their equipment, at the cost of their land, at the cost of things. They don't have a stock"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nomination of Kevin Lilly, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife.
senate Environment and Public Works Committee · Jun 24, 2026 · Transcript
MERKLEY, JEFF "And that requires very conscientious effort to provide support for that Klamath Basin. We've done various programs to try to help make sure water is available when needed for ranching and farming or to be able to seasonally retire certain water rights so ranchers or farmers don't go out of business. Also to improve the conditions in the"
Hearing Hearings to examine the affordability agenda.
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Jun 23, 2026 · Transcript
RICKETTS, PETE "Thank you, Senator. And on behalf of the Chairman, Senator Ricketts. I'd like to thank the Chair and Ranking Member for holding the hearing here today, talking about affordability. Now, I'm gonna start with a topic I typically bring up in environment and public works. But since we're talking about affordability, I'm not gonna miss the opportunity here, and that's about biofuels. I know Senator Rounds knows all about this. Biofuels are win-win-win. They save consumers money at the pump. It actually helps clean up the environment, and it's great for our farmers and ranchers. In fact, last..."
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Juan Segura, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Western Hemisphere Affairs) and to be a...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Jun 18, 2026 · Transcript
CRUZ, TED "For years, for the entirety of the Biden administration, Mexico has failed to meet those obligations. That has exacerbated the water crisis in Texas, and it's put farmers and ranchers and communities in south Texas at very serious risk. I have repeatedly pressed Mexico to deliver the water it owes under the treaty and have authored legislation to hold Mexico accountable for failing to do"
Hearing Task Force on Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economic Prosperity: Examining the Structure of the Federal Reserve System
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 12, 2026 · Transcript
LUCAS, FRANK D. "Monetary policy transmission is different in Oklahoma than it is in New York. That's why it's so important that our farmers and ranchers have a seat at the table when monetary policy decisions are being made. Through rotating voting seats on the Federal Open Market Committee, five Reserve Bank presidents help set the administered"
Hearing H. Res. 1336 – Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee...
house Rules Committee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript
LEGER FERNANDEZ, TERESA "if you ask the American families, American farmers, American ranchers, what is the emergency that they are facing right now? What is the crisis that they are facing right now? It is the cost of gasoline, it's the cost of diesel. If you are in rural America like my constituents are, it is the cost of living, which means how expensive is it to live now? From health care, which the ranking member raised in his first motion, to, you know, everything else. That's the emergency right now and you could do something about it. Congress could do something about it because this war has gone on and on..."
Hearing Legislative Hearing on: • H.R. 2406 (Rep. Bonamici), “National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention...
house Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_08 "of Eastern Montana, I don't think you could be much farther away from an ocean, so we're pretty far away from our country's ocean fisheries. We love our trout fishing, but a little different. But however, much like the fishermen on the coasts, Montana farmers and ranchers also face the misapplication of federal conservation laws, such as flawed listings under the Endangered Species Act that restrain ranchers' ability to protect livestock from grizzly bears, gray wolves, et cetera. But I want to start with Captain Scanlon, and I'd like to discuss the negative economic impact of this federal..."
Testimony THE HONORABLE BROOKE ROLLINS
An oversight hearing to examine the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"Well, I know we have, the three of us, continue this conversation, you two up there and me and how important this is, and the good news is, aside from what Senator Jim Doomsday Justice outlined for us a minute ago, aside from that, the good news is, with these 19 new trade deals, surging exports, we're bringing input costs down. Once this Iranian conflict is over, I mean, fuel was down 50%, fertilizer was down 50%, labor was down 46%, and that's just in the first year of this administration,..."
Testimony SPEAKER_42
"For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Brooke L. R...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"And while the primary beneficiaries will be the American citizen and our children, that the—almost as important, the beneficiaries will be our great farmers and ranchers and the importance that they play in that. Of course, alongside so many of our farmers that produce great commodities that go to feed livestock around the world or go to—into the fuel tanks here in America, there's an incredible balance there. And for me, being able to advocate and work the policy and to try to drive more..."
Testimony HOEVEN, JOHN
Hearings to examine the nominations of William Hague, of Washington, t...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 23, 2026
"How are you going to help us out? Regulating in a common-sense, farmer-friendly way is not only important for our farmers and ranchers, but it actually creates more and better opportunity for hunters, because they can't hunt on that land unless farmers allow them to do so. You'd agree with"
Testimony MR. MICHAEL SCHUMPP
"Agricultural Perspectives on the Future of the USMCA"
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"Yeah, absolutely. That's a great question. So we export 25% of our pork production, 15% of beef, and 15% of poultry production. So a decent amount of what we produce is exported, but a lot of what's exported is not consumed in high levels here in the US. So that helps bring value back to producers, American farmers, and ranchers who are able to send some of those products that see higher demand elsewhere. It also generates additional revenue and income for our corn and soybean farmers, hundreds..."
Testimony BROWN, SHONTEL M.
"For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Brooke L. R...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"Thank you, Chairman Thompson and Ranking Member Craig. Secretary Rollins, over the last year, this administration has repeatedly said that we are entering a golden age, a golden age of American agriculture. Well, frankly, that would come as news to the farmers and ranchers I talk to in Ohio and around the country, because the only thing that is truly golden right now is the price of fertilizer, while farm country and rural America struggle. Farmers are facing trade wars and real wars, rising..."
Testimony CRAIG, ANGIE
"Examining the Economic Crisis in Farm Country"
house Agriculture Committee · Feb 11, 2025
"clothe, and fuel the world. And thank you to our witnesses here today to help us, and more importantly, the country, better understand the crisis we are facing, and perhaps more importantly, how the decisions we make as leaders can support each of you. This committee, more than most, has historically worked on a bipartisan basis to help give farmers and ranchers the certainty they need. Mr. Chairman, I look forward to working with you toward the goal of a bipartisan farm bill that can get the..."
Testimony THE HONORABLE BROOKE ROLLINS
An oversight hearing to examine the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"members of the people working together with an executive branch that can go out and fight for the American dream and the American people yeah you know just the think Congress did an amazing thing in the Working Families Tax Cut Act when we increase the definition of a young farmer or rancher from five to ten years that allows more access to a lot more programs at USDA to undergird and to support and to you know vision cast for these ranchers so they see a future in this business especially the..."
Testimony SPEAKER_42
"For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Brooke L. R...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"administration, turning a blind eye as our cotton growers suffered for the first time in American history, America became number two in cotton exports when Brazil took over yet another market from our country during the four years of the last administration. Reasserting American cotton dominance is essential, which is why we are going big, as well as many other commodities, etc., in the days ahead. In partnership with Secretary Kennedy, our most significant reset of federal nutrition policy, we..."
Testimony SPEAKER_42
"For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Brooke L. R...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"We're talking about preserving and protecting American farmers. Listen, we cannot destroy our farmers and ranchers' ability to plant and make a living every day. I mean, this is the whole point of this committee. It's safe when used"
Testimony DAVIDS, SHARICE
"For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Brooke L. R...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"Thank you, Chairman. Thank you, Chairman. To you and to our ranking member for holding this hearing, I continue to hear from Kansas farmers and ranchers who feel like they are getting hit from every single direction. Fertilizer prices are up 30 percent following the President's initiation with conflict"
Testimony SALINAS, ANDREA
"For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Brooke L. R...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"Okay. My growers, and I think American growers, are really feeling the impact. If you haven't seen the Farmer and Rancher Policy Sentiment Survey, I just want to read some of the most striking findings, and this is 1,000 growers across 44 states. Input costs are crushing American"
Testimony BAIRD, JAMES R.
"For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Brooke L. R...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member. And thank you, Madam Secretary, for being here and for all that you do with the programs through the USDA to help our farmers and ranchers, as well as the agricultural industry. And you know, our constituents really appreciated you coming to the great Hoosier State, so we thank you for that. And we also thank you for some of the programs that you've been able to enhance and improve"
Testimony MILLER, MARY E.
"For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Brooke L. R...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you, Secretary Rollins, for your tireless work in protecting our producers. Thank you. Madam Secretary, you and President Trump have brought about historic wins for our farmers and ranchers. Under this administration, more than $60 billion in U.S. agricultural purchases have been committed coupled with trade deals covering over 40% of all U.S. agricultural"
Testimony NEWHOUSE, DAN
"For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Brooke L. R...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"Good to see you. Secretary Rollins, welcome to the Ag Committee. It's a pleasure to have you here. Thank you. Appreciate you coming back. And let me just say we appreciate the work you're doing every single day on behalf of our farmers and ranchers, particularly in the state of Washington, as you mentioned in your written testimony. I'm a third-generation farmer"
Testimony MESSMER, MARK B.
"For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Brooke L. R...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"program. It would strengthen our agricultural security, and it will accelerate innovation for American farmers and ranchers. Since signing the MOU, how has the USDA worked with the Department of War, specifically"
Testimony HARRIS, MARK
"For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Brooke L. R...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"ending radical and wasteful government DEI programs and preferencing. I just wanted to ask you real quickly if you could share some specific examples of actions that the department has been able to take to comply with President Trump's executive order and to remove these preferences to ensure that our farmers and ranchers are all being treated equally under the law. Well, and I agree 100"
Testimony SPEAKER_42
"For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Brooke L. R...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"so there has to be some real intention in it. But we've just got to be more efficient on both sides, both the states and the USDA team that works this through. Well, I think USDA will support anything that helps our farmers and ranchers. And I'm in constant contact with Ambassador"
Testimony FEDORCHAK, JULIE
Subcommittee Markup of Seven Pieces of Legislation
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"can trigger a countdown that forces an engine into severe power restriction, slowing a vehicle to just five miles per hour. That's not an emissions problem. It's a reliability and a safety problem. In North Dakota, farmers and ranchers are spraying fields in a rare calm day or harvesting grain before a storm. They might be hauling grain to market and livestock to an auction. Energy producers are moving equipment to well sites. Truckers and contractors are driving hundreds of miles across rural..."
Testimony EVANS, GABE
Subcommittee Markup of Seven Pieces of Legislation
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I want to thank my colleague, Representative Fedorchuk, for bringing this bill because her leadership is sorely needed as we continue to make common sense modernizations to the Clean Air Act. Let's be honest. Farmers and ranchers are agricultural producers. They have a tough job. Anybody who doubts that, just go look at the mental health rates in rural"
Testimony EVANS, GABE
Subcommittee Markup of Seven Pieces of Legislation
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"This is a tough job. My farmers and ranchers often tell me that the number one export that they have is their kids. I'll say that again. My farmers and ranchers in my district often tell me their number one export is their kids who are not able to keep a third or fourth or fifth generation family farm going because of the regulatory burden that's being imposed on them, and that's why this piece of legislation is so important. Our farmers and ranchers need clarity and additional flexibility..."
Testimony EVANS, GABE
Subcommittee Markup of Seven Pieces of Legislation
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"If we regulate our own economy and our own industries to death, then we just become reliant on nations like China that pollute more than we do to produce the same amount of, in this case, food. Losing our farmers and ranchers because we are crushing them under regulatory burden, all it does is raises prices at the grocery store, makes food more expensive, drive jobs out of the United States, makes us dependent on others for our food security, and ultimately results in dirtier air, more..."
Testimony THOMPSON, GLENN
"To Review the Implementation of Farm Safety Net, Disaster, and Conser...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"For the first time in a generation, U.S. farmers and ranchers have an adequate farm safety net to fall back on in times of bad weather and market"
Testimony SPEAKER_06
"To Review the Implementation of Farm Safety Net, Disaster, and Conser...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"the resources needed to keep working lands in working hands, and the help necessary to recover from natural disasters. Our Farmer First philosophy begins with recognizing that farmers and ranchers deserve timely support and exceptional customer service. As was shared by Secretary Rawlins, FPAC was running on over 500 separate antiquated systems costing taxpayers over $1 billion"
Testimony SPEAKER_06
"To Review the Implementation of Farm Safety Net, Disaster, and Conser...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"When President Trump signed the historic Working Families Tax Cuts Act, a top priority of FPAC became implementing programs quickly and effectively to deliver the meaningful investment in the farm safety net, crop insurance, and conservation programs Congress provided. RMA has implemented the vast majority of its provisions, which expand benefits for beginning farmers and ranchers, increase coverage options, and make crop insurance more affordable. The Working Families Tax Cuts Act provides..."
Testimony SPEAKER_06
"To Review the Implementation of Farm Safety Net, Disaster, and Conser...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"So certainly EQIP and CSP are critical programs for conservation. I think a lot of the components of those programs that make them so desirable is the flexibility that it allows landowners, farmers, and ranchers to participate in conservation that's tailored to their individual"
Testimony SPEAKER_06
"To Review the Implementation of Farm Safety Net, Disaster, and Conser...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"You know, as I answered a little bit ago, EQIP and CSP are popular programs along with the RCPP and others within the Natural Resources Conservation Service. I think it's certainly critical. You know, and one of the things that I've witnessed really my entire adult life is farmers and ranchers will always do the right thing when they know what the right thing is. And I'm referring to conservation really in that"
Testimony SPEAKER_06
"To Review the Implementation of Farm Safety Net, Disaster, and Conser...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"Ag Media asked me, what is your priority as the undersecretary? If you make it through confirmation, and ultimately I did. But that very first day, I said, we need to modernize our delivery systems. We need to modernize our IT systems. We have antiquated systems—I alluded to it in my opening testimony—that are costing taxpayers a lot of money and don't work very well. And I am happy to say that we are well on our way to doing that. And in that IT modernization, we also are able to develop tools..."
Testimony MANN, TRACEY
"To Review the Implementation of Farm Safety Net, Disaster, and Conser...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you, Undersecretary Fordyce, for being here today. Thank you for all that you and so many great folks at the USDA are doing to help our great farmers and ranchers all over the country, feed us and keep us safe. I would just say, you know, as we're celebrating our 250th birthday here in a couple of weeks, I just think we've got to remember that we've been the free, prosperous country we have been for many reasons, but one of the biggest is we have never had to..."
Testimony FIGURES, SHOMARI
"To Review the Implementation of Farm Safety Net, Disaster, and Conser...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"And look, farmers have been asking for a stronger farm safety net, and, you know, we have done some work to strengthen commodity programs, expand crop insurance options, increase support for beginning ranchers and farmers, some of which you just referenced again there, and invested in additional resources into conservation programs. Those are all improvements that producers have long advocated for and farmers have long sought and were certainly necessary and certainly things that I support. But..."
Testimony BAIRD, JAMES R.
"To Review the Implementation of Farm Safety Net, Disaster, and Conser...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member. And Mr. Undersecretary, we really appreciate you being here. You mentioned in your introduction about food security is national security, and I think that's a philosophy that we have around here, and it demonstrates how important meetings like this are where we're providing the safety net for producers and farmers and ranchers, as well as a way to manage risk"
Testimony BROWN, SHONTEL M.
"Agricultural Perspectives on the Future of the USMCA"
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"raises costs for consumers, and gives China and other competitors an opening to capture market share. The USMCA was designed to be different, a stronger, fairer, and more enforceable North American trade framework that supports farmers and ranchers, protects workers, strengthens domestic industries, and helps communities like Cleveland compete in the 21st century economy. So, Mr."
Testimony MR. MICHAEL SCHUMPP
"Agricultural Perspectives on the Future of the USMCA"
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"So Mexico typically does ship 1.2 to 1.3 million head of cattle to the U.S. per year. Obviously, that has not been occurring because the border has been closed the last year due to screw worm, but most of that cattle comes and goes into feedlots and feeding operations to support American farmers and ranchers, and that helps make sure that those feedlots can operate at full capacity. And so Canada is the only other live cattle supplier to the U.S. that is logistically viable. So without Mexico,..."
Testimony MR. MICHAEL SCHUMPP
"Agricultural Perspectives on the Future of the USMCA"
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"That's why maintaining it is critical. To your point, if we don't, the EU and other countries that have agreements with Mexico will take our market share that we have earned, that our farmers and ranchers have earned over decades. I appreciate that question. So our focus has been on the broader meat industry, and so we have not called for major changes to the agreement, because we view USMCA as it is, with its strong SPS and technical barriers to trade provisions and the duty-free trade for..."
Testimony HARRIS, MARK
"Agricultural Perspectives on the Future of the USMCA"
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thanks to all of you on the panel for being here today and for your perseverance. There's a lot of committee meetings going on, and I know there have been a whole lot of ins and outs. I had the privilege of reading your testimonies coming into this today, and since the USMCA took effect in 2020, it has helped provide stability and predictability for America's hardworking farmers and ranchers. And while this agreement has been a significant benefit to U.S...."
Testimony BISHOP, SANFORD D.
H.R. 8646 – Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administrati...
house Rules Committee · Jun 2, 2026
"Farm income is forecast to decline by $4.1 billion from last year, according to USDA's own economists. I know that ag producers have spoken to me and my staff are concerned about closed or understaffed USDA offices and the hemorrhaging of experienced federal workers who knew how to provide them the assistance that they need. Yet this bill cuts staff at the agencies that our farmers and ranchers rely on the most, the Farm Service Agency, the Rural Development Agency, and the National Resource..."
Testimony LEGER FERNANDEZ, TERESA
H.R. 8646 – Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administrati...
house Rules Committee · Jun 2, 2026
"but they were cutting the people who need to make their programs work. Our farmers and ranchers are not happy about it. We have a signed letter to Congress on NRCS and USDA staffing that's signed by over 540 farmers and ranchers who wanted to put their name on this. We have a signed letter to Congress on NRCS and USDA staffing that's signed by over 540 farmers and ranchers who wanted to put their name on this. Their quote is, efficiency should mean better service for farmers and ranchers, not..."
Testimony SESSIONS, PETE
The Federal Reserve's Semi-Annual Monetary Policy Report
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"It is important for you to understand that when people talk about the stock market or investment, farmers and ranchers look out in their backyard at the cost of their equipment, at the cost of their land, at the cost of things. They don't have a stock"
Testimony SPEAKER_12
Oversight Hearing - U.S. Small Business Administration
house Appropriations Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"this report. Well, certainly I would agree that it's malpractice to run out of money and not let Congress know, because we need to be having those conversations about supplemental funding if that is the case, so that transparency is number one, respectful for taxpayers, but number two, just critical when a situation like that arises, so do you think a piece of legislation like this or even just the change in practice that you've made will be helpful in holding Well, it could be a hurricane on..."
Testimony SPEAKER_09
Oversight Hearing - U.S. Small Business Administration
house Appropriations Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"Helene hit the coast, went through seven or eight states, and the money was gone, so we should try to take every measure we can to ensure transparency there. this question. So it was wonderful to partner with Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and really formalize what had been an informal arrangement where the USDA is advocating for our farmers and ranchers, the hardest-working Americans, to stand up against whether it's big government or activist environmental groups that are influencing..."
Testimony MERKLEY, JEFF
Hearings to examine the nomination of Kevin Lilly, of Texas, to be Ass...
senate Environment and Public Works Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"And that requires very conscientious effort to provide support for that Klamath Basin. We've done various programs to try to help make sure water is available when needed for ranching and farming or to be able to seasonally retire certain water rights so ranchers or farmers don't go out of business. Also to improve the conditions in the"
Testimony RICKETTS, PETE
Hearings to examine the affordability agenda.
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Jun 23, 2026
"Thank you, Senator. And on behalf of the Chairman, Senator Ricketts. I'd like to thank the Chair and Ranking Member for holding the hearing here today, talking about affordability. Now, I'm gonna start with a topic I typically bring up in environment and public works. But since we're talking about affordability, I'm not gonna miss the opportunity here, and that's about biofuels. I know Senator Rounds knows all about this. Biofuels are win-win-win. They save consumers money at the pump. It..."
Testimony CRUZ, TED
Hearings to examine the nominations of Juan Segura, of Virginia, to be...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Jun 18, 2026
"For years, for the entirety of the Biden administration, Mexico has failed to meet those obligations. That has exacerbated the water crisis in Texas, and it's put farmers and ranchers and communities in south Texas at very serious risk. I have repeatedly pressed Mexico to deliver the water it owes under the treaty and have authored legislation to hold Mexico accountable for failing to do"
Testimony LUCAS, FRANK D.
Task Force on Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economi...
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 12, 2026
"Monetary policy transmission is different in Oklahoma than it is in New York. That's why it's so important that our farmers and ranchers have a seat at the table when monetary policy decisions are being made. Through rotating voting seats on the Federal Open Market Committee, five Reserve Bank presidents help set the administered"
Testimony LEGER FERNANDEZ, TERESA
H. Res. 1336 – Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with ...
house Rules Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"if you ask the American families, American farmers, American ranchers, what is the emergency that they are facing right now? What is the crisis that they are facing right now? It is the cost of gasoline, it's the cost of diesel. If you are in rural America like my constituents are, it is the cost of living, which means how expensive is it to live now? From health care, which the ranking member raised in his first motion, to, you know, everything else. That's the emergency right now and you..."
Testimony SPEAKER_08
Legislative Hearing on: • H.R. 2406 (Rep. Bonamici), “National Oceanic...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"of Eastern Montana, I don't think you could be much farther away from an ocean, so we're pretty far away from our country's ocean fisheries. We love our trout fishing, but a little different. But however, much like the fishermen on the coasts, Montana farmers and ranchers also face the misapplication of federal conservation laws, such as flawed listings under the Endangered Species Act that restrain ranchers' ability to protect livestock from grizzly bears, gray wolves, et cetera. But I want to..."