I appreciate that. I support streamlining that could be done over there.
In my view, these programs are now more important than ever, especially as we work to address significant environmental concerns like climat...
I am glad to see that you have kept the mandatory funding levels for other programs like the CRP and CSP.
But farmers and ranchers are a great strength of this economy. And I am confident that they will help lead the way to recovery.
I hope, that you and other members of the committee are now getting to know the Tom Vilsack that those of us in Iowa have known for a long t...
This is especially important as we seek to make good on President Obama's commitment to end childhood hunger in America by 2015.
I was pleased to see that the President's budget builds strongly on investments made USDA energy programs in the 2008 farm bill.
I enthusiastically welcome the President's request for $1 billion annually in new funding for Federal child nutrition programs.
However, since the Farm bill was passed, credit markets have tightened significantly.
I have always known that he is deeply committed to farm families, rural economic development, and strong Federal nutrition programs.
If Congress is truly interested in addressing the problem as opposed to politicizing a solution, we can no longer ignore the complexities of...
I think we agree on the need to enact significant regulatory reform--significant regulatory reform--of the derivatives market.
We cannot continue to do what we have been doing. We have got to make some changes.
wouldn't the public interest require this price discovery to be on an open, properly regulated exchange?
We need your input to us on authority, which you just mentioned here; if there is additional authority that you need to carry out your missi...
I am still going to continue to press this issue.
Nor do I agree with those who assert that more rigorous regulation of these markets will discourage innovation or hamper our economy.
we must protect consumers and lower systemic risk and enhance the price discovery function of the markets.
