Did these farmers work with any organization to alert them to what they could be doing to make sure that the wildfires are contained?

Whatever you were talking about, that makes it harder for our people to apply for these particular loans.

So clearly, there are a lot of grants that have been made available, by the way, through some of the really huge bills that have been enacted by Congress.

the Supreme Court's decisions have an impact on a lot of different things that you may not think is being resolved or addressed by the Supreme Court.

I think to the extent that SBA programs target women for a particular kind of support, that--I think that is something that the SBA could have an impact.

agriculture has a very large role to play.

There is a lot more focus in the Judiciary committee even on the visas that will enable our farms to keep going.

We don't have a Forest Service presence here as such, but we did meet with some Forest Service people.

we need to be able to share water.

I think that we need to recognize how important it is for flexibility for USDA.

I think that kind of awareness and cooperation is really going to be part of the lessons learned.

the Supreme Court's decisions have an impact on a lot of different things that you may not think is being resolved or addressed by the Supreme Court.

Whatever you were talking about, that makes it harder for our people to apply for these particular loans.

I am honored to have been confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a bipartisan word, and very proud to be serving our nation's 33 million small businesses.

I hope this Administration thinks differently and realizes that Hawaii is basically the invasive species capital of the world.

I am really glad that you heard from the coffee brewers directly, because one of the challenges that we always face is really the awareness of the people here, and I would say especially in the rural communities, awareness of the support…

the recovery of Maui, as well as on the Big Island, will take time and resources, and we need to have a continuing commitment.

I think that kind of focus effort to purchase local by the Department of Education, you know, is--I have been trying to get them to put fresh pineapple in our school lunches.