"We represent the taxpayers, and the taxpayers expect us, and we should, use their money as an investment return as far as conservation practices go."
"I will work, in a bipartisan way, every day I can with the Chairman of this Subcommittee and with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to produce a farm bill in this Congress, because that is the ..."
"They want better nutrition, higher protein, and we do that well."
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"It has been a Marxist dictatorship since, really its inception, and it is obviously in all ways that we view human rights."
"I specifically want to thank you and all of the work that you have done to keep our rail systems safe across the country."
"It comes down to really one crucible. And that is the political will."
"It has happened in France and Japan initially because they had the political will."
"If we are waiting for the private sector to come in and finance it, especially in this day and age... good luck."
"I care about restoring the salmon fisheries. I know salmon fishermen have been impacted, just as farmers in my area have been impacted."
"Why shouldn't we be focusing on habitat? Why shouldn't we be focusing on nonpoint discharges that put pollutants in the water?"