Sam Farr

I am concerned about sort of the mission creep.

This building is owned by the American public, not by us in Congress.

Well, interesting? It is essential.

Isn't that part of your role under your responsibility to know?

I don't think that those magnetometers and officers truly are budget neutral.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

What we are doing in our district right now--I hope the whole committee will come out and see--we are building the first joint clinic with DoD and V.A.

Should we not be teaching them how to fish so that they can, indeed, produce professionals?

My feeling here is that Secretary Vilsack said the other day that the privilege we all have to choose a profession is because we have people growing food for us, and we do not have to go out there and grow it.

It is absolutely essential for these refugee camps to make sure that the food is there.

This ought to be a Republican issue. This is the most expensive food in the world you want to cut, squeeze and trim.

I feel very strongly, we're all hired to do our job responsibly.

I wish our former colleague Jo Ann Emerson were here today. She was a very active member of this committee, a Republican from Missouri, and she and I were involved in the first bipartisan Cuba Working Group.

Does the small request for the increase in NOP keep pace with what is happening with the farm, ranch and consumer needs in organic?

It is important for the industry to have up to date information on changes in the market so that they can adapt quickly and make informed business decisions.

I want the Department to tell me that it will direct adequate resources to ensure that the agricultural export markets impacted by LBAM quarantines will be protected going forward.

I represent probably 25 or 30 marine research entities, both public and private, around Monterey Bay.

I am very reflective on lessons that I have learned and issues that I have taken up.

The fear also was unintended consequences. This rule would prohibit the research that could be done on building organs and things like that.

Every year this committee talks about the Department doing sunscreen labeling, and nothing gets done.

My district is known as the salad bowl capital of the world, and we grow something like 70 percent of all the lettuce in the United States.

I think it is going to create tremendous confusion and lose confidence of the consumer.

I think this is something where we have all, including industry and Secretary Vilsack, ought to be taking the lead in this.

We will continue to work on this problem until we have been able to solve what is happening.

It appears to be abated?