"I think that as those small businesses shut down around the country, not only has it led to a damaging consolidation of the supply chain in our food supply, but it does force a tremendous amount of additional transportation costs because of that."
"we want to thank You for allowing us to experience him and for the walk that he walked"
"I believe this hearing is very timely, given the current discussions taking place on the future of U.S. energy policy, and the future of U.S. agriculture."
"I believe that we can and we should do a better job of taking care of the environment."
"The ability to hand the family the box, and then to let them drive on off in their vehicle, it helped expedite the process."
"Nobody could have prepared for this, unless they had already been through it before, and we haven't been through this before."
"I am concerned, and I would suggest that this cannot take a year the next time somebody goes through a storm the way the State of Georgia did."
"We put $3 billion in. That $3 billion was for the 2018 storms."
"Just for the Committee's knowledge, I have asked that the 2017 money be appropriated for the storms of 2018 and 2019."
"I believe that I am second of the 435 Members of the House with regard to the losses from storms for 2018."
"I am very concerned, and I appreciate you. I appreciate your experience in agriculture. I am concerned with the USDA's economists' estimates."