"I think all of us on this Committee believe truly that the production of food and fiber in America is an issue of national security; and therefore, we should treat it as such."
"But at that point, and my time has expired, you would have to do some sort of isolation, I would think, from those, whether it be pork or livestock of any kind, so that they would not contaminate the ..."
"It is not fair, it is unacceptable."
"I have offered an amendment that was introduced in Congressman Valadao's bill of last year, the same language included in the discussion draft in Senator Feinstein's bill, that would direct your agenc..."
"We have the population of folks that have changed and altered the environment. That is the reality."
"I think it is, frankly, morally wrong, and it should be drawing national attention, similar to the water crisis in Flint, Michigan."
"A choice has been made to take water away from communities that are in dire need, where we have had a zero water allocation."
"I am informed that--I don't know if it is correct--that this week is National Invasive Species Week."
"But, politically, the thing that we do hear is that we blame a certain region of the state..."
"A cut would be devastating, and directly equate to taking food out of the mouths of children and families in my district."
"I am concerned that there is going to be a policy recommendation to leadership that in the next farm bill we dramatically cut SNAP."