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The potential proliferation of chemical weapons in Syria is one of our top security concerns today.

The administration's goal remains a managed political transition led by the Syrian people.

Although it is difficult to predict what the precise Iranian reactions would be to a no-fly zone, given that Syria remains one of Iran's only partners in the region, and given Syria's role as a conduit to support Hezbollah, it is likely…

You better always ask the end game questions. Where is this going? Where is it likely to end?

I would echo what the Chairman said. In addition, I would just tell you, this committee, that I am committed to working with you to try to find some way we can do more responsibly that is effective.

It is still not clear enough to make any conclusive adjustments to a policy recommendation.

If the President asks for a recommendation on any of this, yes, we will be prepared, but we also have to factor into that: at what cost is this going to be for the men and women having to fight that war?

Home economics was one of my favorite subjects in school, and were we able to sponsor a bill to bring that back in, I would be all in favor of that.

Is it time to institutionalize, if you will, drought mitigation and research capacity?

Nudge is another word. I think that will become the space, the public policy space, or the word du jour in the public policy space.

I completely agree with what Congressman Farr said.

We have spent about $15 billion of payouts through crop insurance basically to mitigate the effects on income, which is important and helpful.

I believe that this is important, and it is a story that we have not told aggressively enough to the rest of the Nation.

My grandfather said that is the best job in America.

Again, because of the size, the total expenditure of the problem, even a small drop in fraud actually saves us lots and lots of money.

That is why it is all the more important that we ensure the integrity of the program.

It is one of the largest programs in the government, and the head of the Food and Nutrition Service was here recently.

The basics of these markets center around three fundamentals. It is capital, time, and interest rates.