"I represent a lot of farmers, and I know I can say that I have never met a farmer who does not take very seriously their responsibility to produce good, safe food for consumers."
"The fact that different supply chains pose different levels of risk in our food supply must be part of the guiding principle that the FDA works with."
"Some of the FDA estimates have said that the cost to comply with this proposed produce rule for farms with less than $250,000 of annual revenue will face over $22,000 in compliance costs."
"I remain very concerned about the impact of the final rules on diversified small food producers."
"I continue to oppose the administration's elimination of the Microbiological Data Program."
"I think that this is one of the clearest examples of why we need to have a single food safety agency."
"I have serious concerns about the binding dispute resolution."
"if you have 400 positions vacant, that says to me that there are a whole bunch of things that are not getting done."
"It is simply unacceptable for this program to slip through the cracks and for us to lose this type of data."
"The Budget Control Act set budget caps through 2021. They are estimated to cut nondefense discretionary spending by roughly 5.4 percent in real terms."
"expanded mission cannot be accomplished without modest increases in resources."