Obviously, the California dairy industry is something close to my heart, as I am the only dairy farmer in Congress.

In order to appropriately address the needs of the committee, do you feel that it is beneficial to have an agriculture expert included in this Committee?

I appreciate your taking some time out for us today. My first question is about FSMA.

What stakeholders are you referring to?

And I also want to echo Representative Yoder's comments on biosimilars.

I believe, will result in much more efficient and effective process.

Instead of the federal government saying, 'This is what we are going to do in your community,' instead we ask, 'Community, what do you want to do? And we are here to support you.'

I appreciate the opportunity again. But, no, that is something we hear about a lot in the district. Everybody just says: Build a fence, follow the existing law. Most people don't know the technology out there. Like you said, they literally…

A couple of years ago, I had the opportunity to go visit Israel and actually spend some time with Prime Minister Netanyahu. That was, for me, probably one of the most enlightening trips I have been on, to have the opportunity to actually…

I thank Representative McSally. I had an opportunity to go to your home State a couple of weeks ago and spend some time with you on the border. I have spent quite a bit of time here in Washington over the last 2 years talking about…

I signed onto a letter, as did Mr. Calvert, and Senator Feinstein, and others, so that we can voice our opinion that this needed to be approved.

I would like you to be really careful with that statement because I hear that a lot, with, we cannot make water.