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Representative clyburn thank you, distinguished democratic and republican colleagues, for your participation in this rather unique forum. Over 80,000 citizens have lost their lives due to covid19. More than in any other country on earth. Many families have lost loved ones, including my own. Our fellow Committee Member Maxine Waters has recently experienced a loss in her family due to this pandemic. This select committee was not established to cast blame on or cast disparities on foreign or domestic or to search for the viruses origin, but to pursue future success. We have been tasked with the urgent and important work to ensure that our countrys response to this seminal crisis is effective, efficient, and equitable. I agree with Ranking Member scalise that one of the most important components of our response is answering the region that is being discussed at every answering the question that is being discussed at every Kitchen Table in america right now. How do we know when we are read
Face. There are many sectors that deserve recognition will be mentioned by my colleagues, notably healthcare workers, teachers, post officer was, Grocery Store workers, Law Enforcement of course, many, many others but i want to focus for just a minute on the critical efforts of our agricultural producers, our farmers and ranchers and so many others. Maintaining the Food Supply Chain during this Public Health emergency is essential, absolutely essential. As we combat coronavirus, our farmers and ranchers have continued to provide the food, feed, fuel and fiber that we need. Americans truly benefit every single day from the highest body, lowestcost food supply in the world thanks to our producers, our farmers and our ranchers. But as operations across the country are impacted, Food Security has been a particular concern. We greatly appreciate the efforts of those working to keep, keep food on our tables from our producers, to the workers so its not only the ranchers, our farmers and ranc
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