"I applaud the efforts of you and your agency's employees during the shutdown, and it is a testament, I think, to their dedication."
"We hear the assertion, but we don't see the data to back it up."
"It seems like the cost benefit analysis should be before the fact rather than after the fact."
"to be credible, trustworthy and unhindered in its mission, a statistical agency must maintain a position of independence from undue external influences, and avoid the appearance that its collection, a..."
"It is tragic that there are children that go to bed hungry here in the United States."
"I have serious concerns about your budget proposal and staffing levels at Rural Development."
"This is not about ERS and NIFA. A constituent of mine whom I believe you know must be dealing with one of the more interesting and bizarre Livestock Indemnity Program cases in history."
"Agriculture is a leader when it comes to sustainability and conservation, and it deserves public recognition."
"we can't stop Mother Nature, but we can mitigate the devastation that she wreaks, at least to some extent."
"It is my understanding that the FCC did have a rule in place that had some regulation on that."
"If you want to recruit and retain top talent, we have to provide employees, at the minimum, with a pay increase to keep up with the cost of living."