"I want to thank you first for designating the 50 California counties, including my entire district, on March 5 as a primary natural disaster area due to the ongoing drought."
"the issue that we ran across in this specific situation was it is my understanding, obviously I am not part of those phone calls because I am not in that business, but that one person went out and act..."
"If there is something else that Members of Congress can do, obviously, we need to step in because this is a huge issue for people across the country."
"The reason for this testimony, I thought it was concerning the FDA would supply foreign manufacturers with those heads-up before inspections."
"I think allows them the opportunity to maybe hide some things that we probably should know about their manufacturing process."
"This is an important topic that we are having today."
"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."
"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."
"Though I thank you for this acknowledgment, more needs to be done to help our farmers and our water users in California."
"Agriculture production is a large part of our economy, but having a safe and reliable food supply is a serious national security issue for our country as well."
"I appreciate that. And I appreciate you bringing up that you have worked with other agencies."
"This action seems directly to contradict your testimony that highlights the need to address the Nation's nutrition insecurity."