The Spectrum Pipeline Act made $500 million of existing money available for R&D and pilot projects.

The Venezuelan people, many who oppose the government, are suffering. They are going without food, without medicine, without power, without the essentials.

Demagogues like Maduro need a scapegoat, and now the U.S. sanctions are his scapegoat.

I did not vote in favor of increased sanctions against Venezuela. I thought then and I believe now they are counterproductive and could lead to further entrenchment of the current Venezuelan regime.

Not only has the embargo been a complete failure, but it continues to give Cubans an excuse for the poor state of their economy.

Given that votes have been called, I will forgo a glowing, fabulous description of our New Mexico witness.

I would just love to make to the group, that in the testimony where work requirements and getting folks out of poverty is certainly an issue that is bipartisan, a one-size-fits-all model, I agree, never works.

I am very concerned about sanctions on families with small children where the cuts can actually do real damage, because it creates food insecurity, it creates stress on the children.

I believe Congress has failed to address that issue, unfortunately.

It is a two-avenue approach, and your being here helps both those avenues; first, advocacy for immigration reform; but, also talking about mechanization.

I applaud the formation of the Congressional Agricultural Research Caucus that Representatives Davis and Panetta--my home Congressman--lead.

What we shouldn't do is assume the 1890s are only going to be dealing with small and minority farmers, but what we have to do is leverage the best two scientists.

I would like to work together to have template contracts.

I am worried about the accountability factor.

Not only would cuts to the SNAP program reverse years of gains that cities and states like New York have made in service delivery it would also harm local economies.

We would also like to take this opportunity to work with you to protect low-income and vulnerable Americans as well as Americans with disabilities against any proposed Federal cuts to the SNAP program or other safety net programs.

If your question is, do the states need to work and align more closely with the Federal Government before we roll out these systems, I would agree.

There are 25 million people in East Africa alone at risk of starvation and food insecurity.