Cap mark. Thank you all. So many College Age Students are here at 8 00 a. M. A lot of my democratic colleagues were here as well. Im sure a few of you stayed up to watch the debates. I did not. We are still advocating for decriminalizing crossing our border illegally. Giving them taxpayer healthcare, too. One of my colleagues recently said we have to pay taxpayer funded abortion. That sounds like something some of you might come up with your thinking about parity. I could go on about our democratic friends but i see you have a fascinating book in front of you. I hope you all enjoy the book. Its about the old guard of the army in which i. I think theres a lot for all of you at your age. Raise your hand if youve been to the cemetery cracks if you did not raise your hand, i would encourage you to make it over there and spend a couple of hours at the tomb of the unknown soldiers. It is truly sacred ground. It seems to have been designed by some secret plan to become our national cemetery.
Priorities for the 2018 farm bill. The needs are certainly great. Every day our producers encounter extreme and unpredictable weather and pests to name a few. Researches and institutions tasked with these challenges are directed to do so with minimal federal resources and an aging infrastructure. Crafting the agriculture improvement act of and i along with members of this committee recognized that we had to continue to build on the strong history of Agriculture Research in the United States. With the enactment of the bill, the primary department of Agriculture Research education authorities were reauthorize z including the Agriculture Research and the National Institute of food and agriculture. Funds including the hatch act and the smith lever mccann tis sten nis and evans allen were extended and competitive Grant Programs were included to support Research Facilities and equipment improvements. Provisions were included to bring incompetent to 1890 and 1994 institutions. The farm and Ra
Administrator nominee Steven Dixson today. The senate will vote on his nomination at 11 eastern. On the other side of the capital Robert Mueller is testifying before two house panels today. Now live Senate Coverage here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will open the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, our shelter in the time of storms, we thank you for this land we love. Were grateful for its history, government, discoveries, knowledge, creativity, and vision. As our lawmakers seek to keep our nation strong, may they act and speak in ways that make us proud to be americans. Use our senators to banish hate and bigotry, inspiring our citizens to live together in peace. May the words of our legislators mouths and the meditations of their hearts receive your approval. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore amen. Please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of
Some ways so different. Mr. Costa thats our land grant universities, our agricultural schools like yours that have played an Important Role historically in terms of research that has allowed american agriculture over 100 years to really achieve levels of quality and production and best Management Practices that without that academic involvement i dont think would have been possible. Keep up the good work. Our next witness today is a person, her family, rosy burroughs with the family farms in california. They are a marketing flagship or organic raised added value products produced by the Family Enterprises include almonds, beef, chicken, berries, eggs, sheep, olive oil, and turkeys. Their ranching efforts are like california, diverse and we are very proud of their efforts. Please, you have five minutes to present to the committee. Looking forward to hearing your comments. Ms. Burroughs good morning. Subcommittee chairman costa. Ranking member johnson. Members of the subcommittee. Member
Some ways so different. Mr. Costa thats our land grant universities, our agricultural schools like yours that have played an Important Role historically in terms of research that has allowed american agriculture over 100 years to really achieve levels of quality and production and best Management Practices that without that academic involvement i dont think would have been possible. Keep up the good work. Our next witness today is a person, her family, rosy burroughs with the family farms in california. They are a marketing flagship or organic raised added value products produced by the Family Enterprises include almonds, beef, chicken, berries, eggs, sheep, olive oil, and turkeys. Their ranching efforts are like california, diverse and we are very proud of their efforts. Please, you have five minutes to present to the committee. Looking forward to hearing your comments. Ms. Burroughs good morning. Subcommittee chairman costa. Ranking member johnson. Members of the subcommittee. Member