"As Chair of the Subcommittee on Nutrition, I would just ask for your continued support for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program."
"It seems it would be wise to require a certain length of service in exchange."
"The intent of this hearing is to examine the Food and Drug Administration's fiscal year 2018 budget request."
"We have established four primary goals for this Subcommittee as we progress through the 2018 appropriations process."
"This is a modest increase, and I understand the reasoning you put forth in your testimony."
"Well, let me just say that, if you do need some specific legal authority to do this, please let us know."
"I think this Committee has been very committed to funding for food safety, and I think the record will show that."
"Cyber is the biggest threat to our market and, unfortunately, Dodd-Frank doesn't give us any instructions as to what to do about the cyber threat to our market."
"sunshine is the best disinfectant."
"the more transparency the better. Whether you agree with an issue or not, having that information out there is important."
"A lot of these challenges were never fully addressed by the previous administration, and now we have to hope you and the new administration fix some critical issues."