Jim Costa actually said...

"I was listening to the gentleman from Iowa, and was reminded of how much our industries have changed."

"These are some of the hardest working people you will ever meet. They are tenacious, and they deal with the ups and downs in what sometimes is a volatile market."

"I think it is important that the Subcommittee do its due diligence in this matter that is very important to America's livestock industry."

"We should be moving away from offshore drilling and toward cleaner, safer, carbon-free technologies like solar, geothermal and offshore wind."