DENNIS A. CARDOZA: “Yes. When we already have 20 percent unemployment in those regions, you reduce the poultry and dairy production in those…”

I urge my colleagues to vote for this commonsense amendment and prevent undue economic harm to our communities. I yield back the balance of my time.

Because ultimately, we are put in place to protect the public interest, and if we lose confidence in these markets, it is going to affect our entire economy.

You are absolutely correct, Mr. Deutch, and the visions of those scared mothers talking to us in their community by the bus stop, a shelter that has to be reinforced by concrete so that they can somewhat protect their children on the way…

Given the grave importance of this issue and literally millions of lives at stake, I extend to the Vice President an open invitation to testify at a hearing at his convenience.