David Scott actually said...

it will be difficult, if not impossible, to convince Congress to provide economic support for producers should we have an animal disease out...

producers should not assume that the Federal Government will be there as an insurance policy if they continue to be unwilling to pay their p...

It is a national security issue in many respects that I would like to get your response to.

The subject of today's hearing, a review of Federal food safety systems at the USDA, is vital and it is very, very timely.