Jim Costa actually said...

"I want to thank my Ranking Member, Congressman Peterson, who is always on top of these issues."

"We have had a number of poultry farmers and processors that have been impacted, some in my home district, where the first reported cases of avian influenza took place."

"We need to do more to provide a vaccine for high-path avian influenza, and there needs to be more research and funds dedicated to that."

"Timing is all about what we do. And the time for this hearing is today because the avian flu that has taken various regions of this country is serious, and it is dramatic."