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. >> we will take the time while mr. -- mr. krishnamoorthi is at another hearing but is on the way. i'd like to recognize mr. lucas from oklahoma thank you, mr. chairman. we both agree that a strong healthy rural america and rural america is the key to our national security. i serve on a body now where memories are short. and i would like to go back 10 years ago when you and i worked together 2 1/2 year struggle to create the third generation farm bill and maybe memories have numbed with time but not the way you conducted in this committee on behalf of your constituents but in those republican committee meetings where we, together, battled diligently to get the attention of elected leadership about the importance of these farm bills. i will be forever eternally grateful you backing me up the way you handled the speaker and floor leader on behalf of rural america and production agriculture. so thank you for that tenacity, which i suspect has grown stronger in time as your role. >> understand that what you all say matters and what you do matters, the words you use have consequences an
. >> we will take the time while mr. -- mr. krishnamoorthi is at another hearing but is on the way. i'd like to recognize mr. lucas from oklahoma thank you, mr. chairman. we both agree that a strong healthy rural america and rural america is the key to our national security. i serve on a body now where memories are short. and i would like to go back 10 years ago when you and i worked together 2 1/2 year struggle to create the third generation farm bill and maybe memories have numbed with...
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krishnamoorthi in a mooter think. and austin scott and congresswoman slotkin. mr. scott: i'm going to get technical in this, the reason it is so important for us to be aggressive with china on the ag issue is that this is a basic necessity. we aren't talking about toys but the chemicals it takes for our food supply and the technology in our seed supply. and u.s. companies less than 10 years ago where 80% of the seed apply and today, 30% of the global seed supply. when you allow countries like china through companies like one of the largest seed suppliers in the world and largest chemical supplier in the world i might add, then you are putting one of your basic daily needs at risk, which is your food supply. and i want to commend you for being aggressive with that. it is way past time to be aggressive with china. they are not an economic competitor anymore. they are an adversary and we have acknowledged that. and if tariffs are what it takes to bring manufacturing back not just to the united states and to the western hemisphere that is part of what it's going to tak
krishnamoorthi in a mooter think. and austin scott and congresswoman slotkin. mr. scott: i'm going to get technical in this, the reason it is so important for us to be aggressive with china on the ag issue is that this is a basic necessity. we aren't talking about toys but the chemicals it takes for our food supply and the technology in our seed supply. and u.s. companies less than 10 years ago where 80% of the seed apply and today, 30% of the global seed supply. when you allow countries like...
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krishnamoorthi and mr. gallagher who we heard from earlier. and i've gotten a little bit of a reputation, mr. chairman, on that committee for talking about soybean all the time because it is really hard to overstate the role of soybeans in this relationship between china and the united states. and that's why i was so pleased that you talked about soybeans, i think you said the prime casualty of the 2018 trade war. in that environment, we know how important diversifying our markets are. i want to be plight to ambassador -- polite to the ambassador because she's brilliant and hardworking. i think it's safe to say that the trade agenda has been pretty lukewarm for this administration. if you all were going to look at market access, are there specific markets that you think are ready to pop and that would reduce the amount of hrefbgers that china has over -- levers that china has over our nation and soybean growers? >> thank you, congressman. very good questions and i'm glad you asked them because there's a lot of work that we are tkphog that area
krishnamoorthi and mr. gallagher who we heard from earlier. and i've gotten a little bit of a reputation, mr. chairman, on that committee for talking about soybean all the time because it is really hard to overstate the role of soybeans in this relationship between china and the united states. and that's why i was so pleased that you talked about soybeans, i think you said the prime casualty of the 2018 trade war. in that environment, we know how important diversifying our markets are. i want...
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raja krishnamoorthi for his testimony . >> thank you for inviting me to speak today. agee has always been a cornerstone of the u.s./china relationship and chairman gallagher and i have worked closely with the ag committee on this issue. in august of 2023, the chairman and i travel to a small town in iowa. in 2011, not very far from dicer, a farmer saw a man digging in the cornfields. after some investigation, authorities discovered this man was not digging for fun. he was looking for proprietary corn seeds to send back to his employer, a chinese seed corn company. the man eventually tried to ship 250 pounds of corn seeds to hong kong disguised in costco -sized packs of microwavable popcorn, just like this. >> that is clever. >> the total cost of this one case of ip theft was estimated to be $30 million because the folks in china wanted to reverse engineer the contents of this to be able to produce the same back in china. ag technology is a prime target of ip theft because american technology and farming are the best and most productive in the world. the select committ
raja krishnamoorthi for his testimony . >> thank you for inviting me to speak today. agee has always been a cornerstone of the u.s./china relationship and chairman gallagher and i have worked closely with the ag committee on this issue. in august of 2023, the chairman and i travel to a small town in iowa. in 2011, not very far from dicer, a farmer saw a man digging in the cornfields. after some investigation, authorities discovered this man was not digging for fun. he was looking for...
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mr. williams. mr. williams: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will receive a message. the messenger: madam speaker, a message from the president of the united states. the secretary: madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i am directed by the president of the united states to deliver to the house of representatives a message in writing. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches. on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. williams: i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. williams: madam speaker, i rise today to recognize commander john fay, tremendous career serving his
mr. williams. mr. williams: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will receive a message. the messenger: madam speaker, a message from the president of the united states. the secretary: madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i am directed by the president of the united states to deliver to the...