"Chairman Johnson and I are continuing to pressure the USDA to provide a report to Congress."
"opening statement"
"Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, for inviting us to be here today in America's heartland."
"The Subcommittee has had a long history of allocating our U.S. telecommunication program in a manner best suited to ensure the high cost of sparsely populated rural areas receive service."
"I will tell you, folks, that you are well represented by Congressman Tim Johnson."
"I could not agree with you more in terms of our working relationship."
"We gratefully also thank Ranking Member Costa and Congressman Schilling for joining."
"we want to do what we can as Members of the Committee, you all, and certainly as Americans, to try to arrest the potential decline of rural America."
"rural America faces a critical time, and broadband service, postal service, economic development in small town rural America is critical in the judgment of all of us to the future of America."
"I am honored to serve as the Ranking Member on your Subcommittee, and we all look forward to working together as we reform the 2012 Farm Bill."
"we can all agree with this: rural America faces a critical time, and broadband service, postal service, economic development in small town rural America is critical in the judgment of all of us to the..."