[inaudible conversations] good afternoon. I call this hearing of the u. S. Senate committee on agriculture, Nutrition And Forestry to order. A couple of notes, there is a vote scheduled for 3 00. Well proceed and just ask members to go vote and come back if youve not yet asked your questions. And also im told that theres the only ones that control turning on the mics are ourselves in this system, Staff Cant do that, so, please, push talk when you want to talk, and then turn it off unless you want everybody else to hear what youre saying after you talk. So thank you. First, i want to thank members of the committee on both sides to have aisle who have requested that we have this important hearing. Were going to focus specifically on our Cattle Markets today. Many of us have heard from producers concerned with a lack of Transparency And E competition. These farmers and ranchers also raised concerns about concentration and the packing industry, potential Market Manipulations, lack of acces
And his confidence throughout this process is one of the beacons that i kept my eye on because he is very realistic about what the possibilities are, hes not somebody who throws a lot throws around a lot of false optimism. So he was one of the keys for me and watching you get this far. Its not all the way there, but this vote is a huge hurdle for the bill to get over. Im looking for to your Show Tonight, lawrence have a good one. Thank you. While they say the senate will delivered a huge Vote Tonight and a huge win. Huge win for Joe Biden in the senate tonight. It was also a huge win for Chuck Schumers legislative strategy in the senate of passing a bipartisan infrastructural bill followed by a larger democrats only bill. And at the very same time, this part was completely unnecessary, and he brought it on himself, but at the very same time, it was a humiliating and crushing defeat for Donald Trump. Any real movement on Infrastructure Legislation was going to, in effect, be a humiliati
Good afternoon. I call this hearing of the u. S. Senate committee on agriculture, Nutrition And Forestry to order. A couple of notes, there is a vote scheduled for 3 00. Well proceed and just ask members to go vote and come back if youve not yet asked your questions. And also im told that theres the only ones that control turning on the mics are ourselves in this system, Staff Cant do that, so, please, push talk when you want to talk, and then turn it off unless you want everybody else to hear what youre saying after you talk. So thank you. First, i want to thank members of the committee on both sides to have aisle who have requested that we have this important hearing. Were going to focus specifically on our Cattle Markets today. Many of us have heard from producers concerned with a lack of Transparency And E competition. These farmers and ranchers also raised concerns about concentration and the packing industry, potential Market Manipulations, lack of access to small and midsized pl
All rise. All rise. Usually when people say there he is, its not a good thing. Jerry, you know that the world does not spin unless youre there, okay . So well call the meeting back to order and well hear from the illustrious Ranking Member, the great senator from kansas, senator jerry moran. Senator tester, thank you for that kind introduction. Ill be expecting something that you want from me once again as a result, mr. Secretary, nice to see you. I apologize. I assume your Opening Statement would have been given in my absence and i was hoping not to miss that. We didnt do that. Shes yet to go. Very good. Secretary mcdonough and the witnesses that will join us in our second panel, im pleased that youre here. Im eager to hear from all of you, your thoughts regarding the budget for fiscal year 2022. These hearings, while sometimes tedious, are very important. We need in my view, particularly at this point in time, greater transparency and an understanding of the v. A. s in this case, fun
The Senate Agriculture Committee held a hearing on the Cattle Industry. The committee looked at the increase in Beef Prices, the lack of market competition, and the effect of the Covid19 Pandemic on the industry. Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow chaired the hearing. Good afternoon. I call this hearing of the u. S. Senate committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry, to order. A couple of notes. There is a vote scheduled for 3 00. Well proceed, and just ask members to go vote, and come back if you have not, yet, asked your questions. And also, im told that there the only ones that control turning on the mics are ourselves in this system. Staff cant do that. So, please, push talk when you want to talk and then turn it off, unless you want everybody else to hear what you are saying after you talked. So so, thank you. First, i want to thank members of the committee on both sides of the aisle who have requested that we have this important hearing. We are going to focus, specifically, o