I think it is important for people to know who is actually receiving SNAP.

We need to reduce methane, and we can. There are strategies, and we also need to capture it and convert it.

the goal of this budget, frankly, is to invest in a stronger America, and to expand our middle class

investments in research that create new opportunities; new income opportunities, is a way of maintaining those small- and mid-sized farming operations

we have had a record year in farm income in the last 2 years; however, that bounty has not been fully shared by all farmers

I hope that that factor is taken into consideration, given the importance of this Department

An inclusive agriculture and rural life must be part of a shift to a bottom-up, middle-out system.

There is nothing more foundational to a country's security and stability than its food supply.

I would say, frankly, that as a Nation we have underfunded research in agriculture for far too long.

Well, Senator, it absolutely is.

The reality is that we don't need another study, there are literally hundreds of studies about the safety of this technology.

It is an outrage--I mean, to me, it is an outrageous process because it comes as a tremendous surprise.