"Why can't we be looking at for generating electricity in our own country more over having to, we are having a situation with natural gas right now and with coal and things like that."
"I think I would like to first lead off, when we leave out on the overall grid, the overall renewable portfolio, we have to recognize that hydroelectric power that is so abundant in many parts of our c..."
"Let me pose questions to Mr. Cherrier. You mentioned the importance of preserving baseload generation capacity, which I wholeheartedly agree with."
"we want American-grown food that is nutritious from our ag sector or the processing that comes from that to be on the plates of people that are receiving taxpayer-driven assistance"
"we are expending tax dollars and would have a say in a lot of other things"
"As we contemplate the next farm bill and reflecting upon the elements that were in the 2018 Farm Bill, what would you look at would be some improvements on modifying the feeding programs, et cetera?"
"Farm bills aren't easy to pass around here. It is tougher every 5 years, it seems, to get it done."
"So you don't have to reinvent the wheel with a new application? Just change the dates, pretty much, and it will be much quicker?"
"But there is still accountability the taxpayers would demand and expect, right?"
"Beautiful."
"The Forestry Title in the farm bill must be used to increase the pace and scale of forest management."
"Forest management has reached a crisis level, and we must act accordingly and act now."