Jim Costa: “We listen to what has worked, and, just as importantly, what hasn't worked, as we contemplate the next 5 years to set…”

Food is a national security issue.

Frankly, you know, that trend with Russia in the lead. And I begin referring to my colleagues and to my friends in Europe as Russia today being a syndicate masquerading as a country with a mob boss called Putin, because he is a war…

I think we all pray that we can come together on a farm bill before the end of the year.

I think that farmers, ranchers, dairymen and -women are critical in so many different ways, but they are also stewards of the environment.