"Thank you, Dr. Oatley, for that informative testimony, and I think President George Washington was correct in his observation then, and I think that is instructive for us today."
"I want to once again thank our Subcommittee Chair Stacey Plaskett for her graciousness, and her efforts with her staff, to, in a very challenging sort of way, pull together these two Subcommittees for..."
"We are trying to produce more with less, right?"
"The farm to fork strategy is focused on reducing the impacts of agriculture, which means that they are going to be producing less food in Europe."
"the amount of food that is wasted in the United States is in excess of--depending upon the different products we are talking about, in excess of 30 percent."
"If I find that tomato, my friend, I will make it mandatory that a case be supplied to every Member of the Agriculture Committee."
"Food is not only a national security issue, but a world security issue."
"the bottom line is if we do this, we can address the challenges of the future for sustainability in the production of food and fiber not only for our nation, but for the world."
"I support all of these pieces of legislation. I think it is important as you have said repeatedly that the House Foreign Affairs Committee assert itself on issues and challenges facing our country aro..."
"water, the precious water resource that we all depend upon, is going to be one of the most pressing challenges we face in the 21st century with climate change"
"So, we have oversubscribed the river, and that is part of the challenge here."
"I have long sought--and I want to ask my questions toward Ms. Trujillo--we have to use all the water tools in our water toolbox."