00:00Mr. 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 beautiful bill act gave a lifeline to the agriculture community by updating reference prices, expanding crop insurance and saving millions of family farms from the death tax. The relief was long overdue and we're grateful, but the work doesn't stop there. It is past time for Congress to pass a fiscally conservative five
00:29year farm bill, including support for agriculture, research and development. We've 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 screw room from reaching our borders. The big first district is home to crown jewels of the animal health quarter where war renowned research happens, positioning the United States to focus on disease prevention rather than outbreak control after the fact. By investing in agriculture research, we strengthen our food supply chain and in turn, our national security
00:59all 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. And I would urge this body to get this right. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I yield back. For what purpose does the general woman from Michigan see
