[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 103 (Thursday, June 16, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E637]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          BRINGING ATTENTION TO THE LEFT'S WAR ON AGRICULTURE

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                           HON. RONNY JACKSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 16, 2022

  Mr. JACKSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to bring attention to a 
serious issue facing all of rural America: the Biden Administration and 
the radical Left's War on Agriculture.
  Today, the House will vote on H.R. 7606, which will exacerbate 
fractured supply chains, skyrocketing input costs, and historic levels 
of inflation, all of which are hammering American consumers.
  This bill is the latest attempt to scapegoat private industry rather 
than address the real needs and concerns of farmers, ranchers, and 
rural Americans.
  We know the Biden Administration and my colleagues across the aisle 
see Americans in the oil and gas industry as the enemy, and I truly 
believe they now see farmers and ranchers as the enemy too.
  I want my constituents back home in Texas to know this is something 
I'm fighting every day.
  I represent the number 1 Ag district in Texas, and the farmers and 
ranchers in my district are experiencing out of control input costs for 
fertilizer, fuel, and basic parts for equipment. I can assure you the 
legislation we're voting on today will make matters worse.
  A spending and regulatory agenda that compounds the situation and 
further limits the American Ag industry's ability to meet global food 
demands is not the answer.
  Instead, I urge the Speaker to abandon this bill and bring H.R. 8069, 
the Reducing Farm Input Costs and Barriers to Domestic Production Act, 
to the House Floor.
  H.R. 8069 will actually support our farmers and ranchers by ensuring 
they have regulatory certainty so that they may grow abundant and 
affordable food and fiber.
  Rather than generate additional layers of bureaucracy and regulatory 
compliance with H.R. 7606, Congress should take up H.R. 8069 
immediately.
  I thank Ranking Member G.T. Thompson for his leadership on the right 
approach, H.R. 8069, and I urge my colleagues to vote NO on H.R. 7606.

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