Doris Matsui actually said...

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding today's hearing. And I would like to also thank Administrator Strickling for being with us here today."

"It seems to me that the full range of other options has not yet been considered by many of our country's ranchers."

"I found your testimony very compelling because it really does tread the fine line between the need to prevent diseases in our animal populations without actually doing ourselves more harm in the proce..."

"the failure to take action could have dire economic consequences."