"I was very, very delighted to see FSIS finally sent a proposed rule to OMB to label mechanically tenderized beef products."
"this is about trade, rather than about food safety as a part of it."
"But the last 3 or 4 years. So the last 3 or 4 years."
"I would appreciate that information and the recommendations and the structures that are in place that really address this issue and what needs to be done to tighten them up."
"I defy you--and I come from a State that is defense dependent, so I do make a case here, but I will tell you, let's take a look at what 99 percent of the defense contractors are getting and let's take..."
"They should be providing better oversight of the providers."
"This will be a major, major setback, to women, infants and children and their health."
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is responsible for investigating, surveilling and gathering information around preventable injuries."
"As soon as the first Social Security check was issued, poverty amongst the elderly began to drop."
"Social Security is the ultimate legislative expression of the shared values of this Nation."
"And I would just say to all of you, you just continue to-- and I listened to your testimony--reinforce what my view was all along, that the agencies that you head up and what you are charged with, qui..."