We need to ensure that we are doing everything we can to support the tribes.

I just want you to know we expect you to throw some sharp elbows.

We need to have a Center of Excellence for cybersecurity on all things that affect our national defense and our national security.

the work that he is going to do is just as important as anyone who puts on a uniform and carries a gun.

the future of American agriculture is in research. It is in trade promotion, yet those programs get zeroed out.

I want to know what you can do within your role as Secretary, beyond what you have done, to try and really get people to understand... the incredible challenges that are ahead for American agriculture if we do not send the right signals…

The concern that I have is frequently when we talk about disclosure, it is after the breach.

This is the challenge that we have. Poverty rates, one out of every three rural counties have poverty rates in the percentage of 20 percent.

There has to be a level of accountability with standards that when we look back on it, we could say, look, you should have known.

What are we doing to plus-up our effort looking at private organizations that have some skin in this game?

This is probably the most serious issue that we are confronting, probably behind the pandemic, in this country with the most disruptive oversight process in government.

I want to tell you that I am so incredibly grateful that you are there because I know you are a thoughtful, fierce advocate for American agriculture.

That front end coordination is really important.

we are not going to be successful in agriculture unless we open up those trade markets.

I do not want to just focus on the Chinese tariffs. I want a better understanding of what direction this administration is heading in trade policy because I do not think these messages are appropriate in a country or in a world where we…

Can I make a recommendation? I just visited with my insurance agents. Great people. They are now selling a product that includes cyber insurance.

We need to make sure that when we are talking about this, we do not confuse the two concepts.

We have to fix this, and I think the Chairman has held a meeting.