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Op-ed: Now is the time to reform our agricultural labor laws

SAWA). This legislation provides comprehensive provisions that expand access, control costs and streamline the H-2A program. Importantly

Op-Ed: America can win the AI race without sending the bill to working families

development. Farmers and small businesses should not lose access to affordable power or reliable water because a major

Rural communities are counting on us

hospitals are too big to serve as critical access hospitals, but too small to benefit from Medicare … important program. Without RCHD, rural communities could lose access to essential services families rely on every day. Without

Op-ed: Rural America is in trouble. Congress needs to pass the farm bill.

This legislation doubles the funding for the Market Access and Foreign Market Development programs to enable farmers … ranchers’ access to more market opportunities. In 2023, the state of Washington exported nearly $7.5 billion in agricultural

It’s time to open markets for farmers

infrastructure programs, so farms, businesses and families have access to fast, reliable internet. Expanding connectivity fuels economic growth … supports precision agriculture, and ensures access to the online marketplace. Second, an animal disease outbreak can significantly harm

Make Forests Manageable Again

conservation and resource management. The Roadless Rule eliminated access, management and use of 30% of all National Forests … American families. We cannot manage what we cannot access. Our forests are the lungs of the planet

What Our Mountains Make Possible

issues involving land management, water infrastructure, and responsible access to public lands, I think about communities like Durango

My New Year’s Resolution: Lower the Volume, Raise the Results

bill signed into law – the Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act – is a good example. It doesn

From a Modest Win to Bigger Goals: Delivering for Colorado

bill as your Congressman, the Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act, passed both the House and Senate … because I’ve seen firsthand that conservation and access go hand in hand. We can’t have thriving

The Washington Times Op-Ed by Rep. Smith'As China wages transnational repression, Taiwan reveals what freedom and resistance look like'

understand. What is lawfare, and how is open access to our court system weaponized against us? Read “Unrestricted

Restoring Access to Arkansas Campgrounds

Honoring Our Promise to our Veterans

their families can thrive. We discussed improving access to employment opportunities, job training and education, and outside … through unnecessary and burdensome red-tape, expand access to job training and employment opportunities, address veteran homelessness, strengthen

Helping to Secure our Future Water Supply

Tribal communities in Arizona have not had adequate access to clean and reliable water. This legislation rights that … ensuring that every community — especially Tribal nations — have access to reliable water, I remain committed to using