David Scott

Cutting the food stamp program is not the answer to that.

We cannot determine how we fix this problem with just an attitude of we have to cut the food stamp program.

And wouldn't it be good if we could maybe begin the process of reinstituting that physical education class in the schools?

Now, that gives a reason for what we are doing.

If we don't show real visible things that we can communicate to the American people and here in Congress to really illustrate how many students, how many young people we were able to help, and give us some success stories.

Your programs are being targeted. Right now, you are at $414 million. It is clear to me this is a very, very serious issue.

It is indeed a very interesting hearing, but it is very important that we get to the focus of this hearing.

The key point that you are making there that identifying the problem is step one. Step two is fixing it.

This really disturbs me, because there are sectors of our American people who are in certain types of situations that are no fault of their own.

This over-extension of the stocking requirements, and the change in the definitions of not having multiple ingredient foods, we can't have chicken and noodle soup in there, and macaroni and cheese, and it doesn't count anymore.

I just don't see it. Maybe somebody can clear up for me why in the world is the Department of Agriculture doing this, and putting such hardship on the small retail business community, and on the very American people that need this service…

This rule by the Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service is impractical, it is unworkable, it is offensive, it is discriminatory, and it is definitely draconian, and really, really offensive and discriminatory to rural…

Congress, and the policy of Congress, must not do things to undermine SNAP's success.

1.7 million should gravitate this nation to realizing this is more than a national crisis. It is a national disgrace.

So the one thing that we can do is make sure, if I hear you right, to make sure that the Secretary to Agriculture, Secretary Vilsack, designates cottonseed as other oilseed?

The cotton industry will not sustain itself unless something substantial changes relatively quickly.

Let's stay on the China situation that my good cousin over there, Austin Scott, brought to the fruition.

But as an African-American, I am not sure that he has been properly advised as to how devastating this Department of Labor ruling will be on the African-American families in terms of wealth building.

We have two trains running here. One train is financial, the Farm Credit System. And the other train is our banks.

Your support of the 1890s, our African American students, to get more African Americans into farming and into agriculture is very critical.

It is not only an agriculture issue; it is a national security issue because we need to make sure we protect our food supply in our own hands.

Secretary Carter, you made it very clear we are at war, Secretary Hagel said we are at war well over a year ago with them.

We take this job very seriously, just as I know you two do as well.

That was an absolute lie from the administration. We had been in meetings the day before, and they withheld that from us.

We ask, dear God, that you give us all that power and strength.