The chair is authorized to declare recess at any time. As a reminder, members participating in a hearing remotely should be visible on camera throughout the hearing. Members are responsible for controlling their own microphones and members can be muted only to avoid background noise. As a reminder, statements, documents must be submitted to the electronic. Finally, members and witnesses experiencing technical problems should inform Committee Staff immediately. Thank you all for being here and for joining us on affordable and resilient Food Supply Chains. Today we review pathways to create a sustainable affordable Food Supply Chain that is resilient in the face of Climate Change. We will examine opportunities for the system to be a climate solution while supporting human health and livelihood and now i will recognize myself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. Scorching temperatures and widespread disasters are putting livesut at risk and harming communities this week like those t
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Good morning, im pleased it call this subcommittee competing on conservation climate forestry and Natural Resources and grateful the Ranking Member marshall for his partnership in organizing the hearing on with respect water reulgts. I know he shares my concern about the unprecedented drought the west faces as it is relates it declining water levels in the aquifer. Spourp simple. To sound the locker room about the water crisis in the American West. It has not been there dry in 1200 years. If we dont get our act together here it will not only put our with respect agriculture at risk but the American West. My state is at the head waters of the Colorado River which starts as snow melt before cutting across 1400 miles to the sea offer tez the river basin is the life blood and provides the Drinking Water for 40 Million People over s states. It irgates favor million acres of agriculture and under pins the 26 billion and running out of water. The two largest reservoirs lake powell and lake im
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