Jim Costa actually said...

"There is not one area in the United States of America where farmers are more regulated than they are in the Central Valley."

"Thank you again, Mr. Chairman."

"I am not so sure that we ever truly are going to be independent, but certainly everybody believes that we ought to reduce our dependency on foreign sources."

"I have been on this Committee for six years, and we have obviously had this discussion and debate throughout those six years."