I think what I would like to be able to say, Senator, is that I would like to see it rolled into a program that essentia...
Senator, I think we have done a reasonably good job of getting a significant amount of the Recovery and Reinvestment Act...
I have always known that he is deeply committed to farm families, rural economic development, and strong Federal nutriti...
I was pleased to see that the President's budget builds strongly on investments made USDA energy programs in the 2008 fa...
This is especially important as we seek to make good on President Obama's commitment to end childhood hunger in America ...
I hope, that you and other members of the committee are now getting to know the Tom Vilsack that those of us in Iowa hav...
But farmers and ranchers are a great strength of this economy. And I am confident that they will help lead the way to re...
We do believe that there are ways in which we can have a strong, adequate safety net.
We think there are opportunities for reform in crop insurance, and we do believe it is appropriate to focus on a $250,00...
If Congress is truly interested in addressing the problem as opposed to politicizing a solution, we can no longer ignore...
I think we agree on the need to enact significant regulatory reform--significant regulatory reform--of the derivatives m...
I enthusiastically welcome the President's request for $1 billion annually in new funding for Federal child nutrition pr...
However, since the Farm bill was passed, credit markets have tightened significantly.
This is an aggressive agenda. We believe that this budget, as presented to you, is a start.
I fully expect our witnesses to be able to tell us, No. 1, how they utilize them from the standpoint of making the econo...
we have got to strengthen the hand of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
It is imperative that we pass strong financial regulatory reform in this body and not just piecemeal, patchwork reform, ...
I have not made any specific decisions relative to the program and improvements to the program because I want to give ev...
