David Scott actually said...

"We are far past the time for this system to be fully up and running. Our food safety system needs to be protected now, not somewhere down the road in the future."

"it will be difficult, if not impossible, to convince Congress to provide economic support for producers should we have an animal disease outbreak if they are not participating in NAIS."

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

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