We think something needs to be done, and we want to be helpful in that debate.

And I support the idea of doing all we can to keep you all around.

None on the panel? That makes a point that I wanted to hear made today and I thank you all for your testimony.

It would seem to me--and I thank all the witnesses. It would seem to me that in the United States of America, if you own something that I think we all on this panel would describe as a property right, that there should be some recourse to…

And I think you are a testimonial to that as well, Mr. Williams, and I thank you for being here.

the prevention of childhood obesity must be a top priority and successful outcomes will be a sure fire way to prevent huge costs to individuals and taxpayers later.

I would agree that it is in the long-term best interest of farmers and ranchers in this Country to have robust trading opportunities globally.

The production of low carbon energy from biomass, anaerobic digesters and wind will provide landowners with new sources of revenue.

To Senator Nelson's comments, part of the capacity of a market to work is that people have confidence in the market.

I think Senator Roberts said 40 million. I am not willing to concede that that necessarily will take cropland and will necessarily result in acre for acre reduction of feed and therefore increase costs for livestock producers.

I joined with Senator Lugar and 10 other Senators in a letter supporting the work of these two offices recently.

I think that is true.

Climate change, I believe, is one of the great challenges facing the United States and the world.

We obviously recognize the role that the Senate is going to play in the crafting of this proposal.

We think the Farm Bill definition of biomass is a good one.

President Obama believes it is important that America show international leadership on climate change.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Appreciate being recognized and appreciate your testimony, Mr. Bloom.

Would you consider the union pension funds and the other capital investments that went into this private capital or public capital?