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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysbcqu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GPO AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RE- LATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 2021 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE STATEMENT OF HON. TOM VILSACK, SECRETARY The subcommittee met at 10:10 a.m., in room 124, Dirksen Sen- ate Office Building, Hon. Tammy Baldwin (chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Baldwin, Leahy, Tester, Heinrich, Merkley, Hoeven, Collins, Moran, Hyde-Smith, and Braun. OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR TAMMY BALDWIN Senator BALDWIN. Good morning. I want to welcome everyone to our second budget hearing of this subcommittee for fiscal year 2022. Secretary Vilsack, welcome back. This is not your first time before this subcommittee, and we are glad to have you here today. I also want to welcome Mr. Rapp. Thank you for being here. The Department of Agriculture is often referred to as the people's Department. The activities of the Department are vast and affect every American each day, from important nutrition programs to programs that support rural America. I want to ensure that you have the resources you need to continue this vital work. The total budget request for USDA includes significant increases across the board. Total budget authority is $23 billion, which is an increase of almost $3 billion. And I am pleased that the budget fo- cuses on addressing climate change and finding ways to coordinate these climate activities across the Department. I look forward to discussing these initiatives and how the subcommittee can play a role in this critical issue. Our farmers and ranchers are the most productive in the world, and I am pleased that the budget con- tinues to invest in programs that support them. Rural Development (RD) includes significant increases from broadband to housing to water and wastewater infrastructure. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the digital divide in rural America. These areas of the country must have reliable and fast Internet service, and I look forward to hearing how the De- partment will continue to invest in broadband infrastructure. One (1)

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