We have got to figure out how to adapt to it, not fight it and strangle it in its crib.

I am all for markets, but only if they are real markets.

This is exactly what is happening in the marketplace. And that may not be science-driven, but the fact is that fast food chains today are looking for healthier foods.

I know we are not done with the conversation on the School Lunch Program. I am sure this will be much discussed before this Congress finishes this session.

The idea that we would provide for school lunches and not incorporate latest scientific guidelines as well as what the public is looking for... it seems to me like you are following the logic.

I am very fortunate to represent Maine, and I think everyone knows Maine for its seafood and its lobster, and that is just hard to beat.

If you have ever toured a sawmill most modern sawmills now have a device called an optimizer...

Potato wart is a serious, internationally-quarantined disease of cultivated potato that is not known to be present in the United States.

I don't understand what the rationale of the Department is in implementing the program in a way that is not fuel and technologically neutral.

I think Senator Tester just raised an absolutely essential issue that does deserve our attention.

It seems to me time of day pricing is something that we ought to be thinking about.

I can assure you that the industry is organized and aware now and weighing in.

I want to thank you for your articulate answers. I feel like you understand the complications of this issue.

many of the provisions of this bill are particularly applicable in the West.

I commend APHIS for acting quickly in issuing the current Federal Order with respect to potato wart.

Will you evaluate the current Federal Order to help ensure that it is effectively protecting the potato industry in the United States?

I'm pleased that you have announced a new round of funding for State competitive equipment grants.

Senator Heitkamp and I have introduced a bill that would actually authorize the program.