WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets and Rural Development released the following written testimony by Lynne Keller Forbes, president and CEO of the South Eastern Council of Governments, on behalf of the National Association of Development Organizations, from a Sept. 18, 2025, hearing entitled "USDA's Rural Development: Delivering Vital Programs and Services to Rural America." USDA is the U.S. Department of Agriculture.