[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 123 (Thursday, July 17, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H3372]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



  GETTING ANIMAL HEALTH RESEARCH RIGHT IN FARM BILL
  (Mr. MANN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MANN. Mr. Speaker, in honor of the Nation's 249th birthday, House 
Republicans delivered the largest tax cut in our Nation's history for 
middle- and working-class families, strengthened the farm safety net, 
and voted to get our country back on track.
  The One Big Beautiful Bill Act gave a lifeline to the agricultural 
community by updating reference prices, expanding crop insurance, and 
saving millions of family farms from the death tax. The relief was long 
overdue. We are grateful, but the work doesn't stop there.
  It is past time for Congress to pass a fiscally conservative 5-year 
farm bill, including support for agricultural research and development. 
We have seen the devastating impact disease outbreaks can have with the 
HPAI virus, and now we must continue to take steps to prevent the New 
World screwworm from reaching our borders.
  The Big First District is home to crown jewels of the animal health 
corridor, where world-renowned research happens, positioning the United 
States to focus on disease prevention rather than outbreak control 
after the fact.

  By investing in agricultural research, we strengthen our food supply 
chain and, in turn, our national security, all while providing the best 
and most effective return on taxpayer dollars.
  We cannot afford to put our food security at risk by not prioritizing 
adequate investments in animal health research when we pass the next 
iteration of the farm bill. I urge this body to get this right.

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