Ted Yoho

With our budgetary restraints that we are facing as a nation, we have to be more effective at what we do.

To weaken or surrender sugar policy without any foreign concessions... would amount to foolish unilateral disarmament.

This 'zero-for-zero' resolution explicitly calls for the U.S. to surrender its sugar policy when other major producers have done the same.

I appreciate the work you do. Being a recipient of food stamps a long, long, long time ago, I understand the importance of that and I appreciate the outreach that you guys do.

Without that capacity that establishes a baseline of, again, people who do the work, we can't go after competitive funds.

The science is on our side. We need your help getting the information of what a GMO is or isn't.

We are first or second in the country on watermelons.

I get the distinct honor and privilege of introducing a Florida native, Mr. Larry Black, of Peace River Packing Company.

It is very important that we have that crop insurance, and the ability to fall back on what we are doing there.

We look forward to your reply, and wish you the best in your new position.

I commend Chairman Conaway and the Chairwoman of the Nutrition Subcommittee last year, Jackie Walorski.

This is such an important topic that we look to reform and make it right, both for the recipient and for the taxpayers.

The resolution before us today puts this Congress on record once again. We will stand up for the rights of religious minorities.

House Resolution 220 shines a light on this dire situation, and puts the Iranian regime on notice that the world is watching its violations of religious freedom and human rights.

If we are not willing to take something back for that government to lose, it is not going to get better.

If our action is not standing up to--our words aren't backed up by our actions.

I just think that is a very poor judgment and misstep on this administration.

I don't see the benefit we do. I see we do export but I think they are benefitting a whole lot more.

I think we can tell where he stands with actions, when you see what they do.

What is this administration's response going to be?

How are we going to respond if the elections are run as a mockery to democracy in their country?

Here we are the second poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, yet, they are buying tanks and planes from Russia.

But the reason we are here today is because this administration chose to act unilaterally against his own adviser and State Department's counsel, and they delivered $400 million in cash.

Energy security is an integral part of stability in a volatile part of the world.

I just think there are better partners that we can have and I think that would come from the good ol' U.S. of A.