David Valadao actually said...

"American livestock producers are in the front end of both animal husbandry as well as innovation."

"This is an important topic that we are having today."

"Well, we want our neighbors and our fellow ag folks to do well. We just want to make sure we can survive to continue to be part of the community as well."

"We shouldn't be deterring these young people from wanting to pursue having their own farms because of too much bureaucratic red tape and lack of access to resources."