Jim Costa actually said...

"We can't expect Customs and Border Protection or the Department of Agriculture to evolve its capabilities to match these evolving threats without the resources to do so."

"I request that more time and attention from USDA APHIS be directed towards training CBP ag specialists on insect identifications."

"The topic of this morning's hearing is safeguarding American agriculture from wild, invasive, and non-native species."

"We need more USDA APHIS insect identifiers and CBP ag specialists."