"I am very proud of that. Although, perhaps we should readdress the title because specialty crops are not just special, but a part of every day good nutrition on America's dinner table."
"I would hope that the specialty crop organizations would come together, and as we are putting the farm bill, that you provide suggestions on how we can improve upon it."
"As I stated before, reforms to our nation's immigration system to provide a steady and reliable stream of guest workers has the power to make or break our industry."
"If it is I win and you lose, then you are not going to be a part of the deal."
"This Subcommittee's efforts to enact meaningful specialty crop programs in the farm bill has not gone unnoticed."
"In California, 70 percent of our workforce in agriculture is undocumented."
"I would like comments on improving the H-2A Program, along with comprehensive immigration reform, which is badly needed."
"I did say earlier that the most important thing Congress needs to do is nothing, to leave the RFS alone..."
"We need to do everything we can to ensure that these programs remain funded, and hopefully increase the amount of mandatory funding that we can get to them, because we are going to reap the results an..."
"I mean really, what a lot of these agreements are all about is trying to level the playing field."
"Well, thank you again, Mr. Chairman, Members of the Subcommittee. I am looking forward to this year as we reauthorize the farm bill."