This reauthorization with robust funding would take and put a segment of our economy in place for the next 5 years.
We are talking about reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and this will have a dramatic impact on reducing emissions.
I just would like to say that your presentations were terrific.
But it is more than something else.
The rate of young veterans committing suicide continues to rise at alarming rates.
Presidents of both parties, have typically not sent letters as they do when servicemen and women are killed.
How do we help manufacturers who want to do that in these more difficult credit times?
We have to do more to make sure that companies like Kitchen Kaboodle can gain access to credit.
There is legislation I introduced called the IMPACT Act, which would set up a Federal revolving loan fund.
Thank you for your focus especially on manufacturing, what it means to the auto supply chain and helping those companies get credit.
We need to enact aggressive policies that ease the credit conditions facing small businesses and get our economy back on track.
Solving this credit crisis on Main Street is going to require multiple strategies.
I believe, similarly to you, Madam Chairman, that if we don't do it, they will--if we don't draw the line in the sand, it will not get done.
I would love to know what has been done, what the plan is to continue with that effort. Have we realized any savings?
I find, being here over 100 days now, that the biggest problem we have is people just need to make decisions and stick to them.
I am very interested in how USDA programs overall benefit local farmers.
I am wondering if you could provide us any insight into measuring the impact of USDA programs.
I see peppers on the shelf that are local supermarkets from foreign countries.