"Americans are the most innovative people on Earth."
"If PDUFA is not reauthorized, this study estimates that 130,000 to 260,000 jobs would be lost."
"I appreciate that, and I agree with Senator Kerry's characterization that data security is one subset of consumer privacy."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to commend you. I think this is a very sensible and very thoughtful proposal that lays out a phased implementation that makes a lot of sense and, frankly, is very..."
"Establishing a single federal standard for notifying victims of data breaches and protecting sensitive information is something I do think we should consider seriously."
"And I gather the bottom line is your concern is if it happens on too compressed a schedule, then there are significant participants that could be actually just frozen out of the activity until they ar..."
"I think we need to thoroughly examine this issue and make sure that we don't apply a solution in search of a problem."
"I'm not sure there is yet a consensus on how to best protect consumers or whether a legislative solution is, indeed, the best method for doing so."
"I wonder if you have a different perspective on this."
"I am proud to say that many parts of my district, the young people are finding great opportunities. They are not leaving now, and frankly, we have a lot of folks moving into the area."
"The biggest threat to our national security by far would be at whatever point we would rely on a foreign country to provide that for us."
"Today we will hear from USDA about the farm bill programs administered under the energy and forestry titles."
"Today, we will hear from USDA about the farm bill programs they administer under the energy and forestry titles."
"I represent a very rural district, 22 percent of the land mass of Pennsylvania, and in some of the most rural areas of my district interestingly enough is an issue of affordable housing."
"As we consider these programs, and to what extent they have fulfilled their purpose, we must be aware that we face a significant challenge in the next farm bill."
"The first energy title was created in the 2002 Farm Bill, and it was designed to help develop feedstock for renewables fuels."
"Thirty-seven programs in the farm bill do not have a budget baseline beyond the expiration of the current farm bill."
"Many of these programs, such as the Biomass Crop Assistance Program, were created with the purpose of fostering the creation of the next generation of advanced biofuels."
