But my view is that the government program is the subsidy, not creating additional service in places that are already se...
We look forward to working with you on that and other issues.
It is directly related to the ability to have USDA personnel in Cuba, developing relationships with potential customers.
Mr. Secretary, we appreciate your presence here, and I appreciate the number of times you have reached out to me...
My understanding of the current state of the law in regard to Cuba is that we can sell agriculture commodities, food, an...
I would highlight for you that our Subcommittee intends to have a hearing in the next several weeks on this topic of how...
Mr. Secretary, what do you expect the timeframe to be? What schedule are you on?
Food aid, and particularly the McGovern-Dole--in Kansas, we would say the Dole-McGovern program. You are proposing reduc...
Will the administration's proposal to transform Tricare Prime and Standard into Tricare Select and Tricare Choice have a...
I would express my disappointment that, once again, the President's budget proposes significant cuts to crop insurance.
I appreciate what I took as a positive comment, that you will take a look at potentially extending the comment period.
You mentioned avian flu. This is a topic of conversation that you and I have had one-on-one, but certainly in the hearin...
This issue of Cuba will be one of broad interest in Congress.
We want to work with you to make certain that the training and recruitment, retention opportunities exist at USDA.
I am an advocate, obviously, for expansion of those opportunities in places that are unserved.
We have seen significant improvements in the opportunity to sell.
I'm disappointed that once again the president's budget proposes massive cuts to the crop insurance program.
I have expressed an ongoing concern about the ability for particularly rural telephone companies to be able to repay loa...
