"I am a supporter of my Senate colleagues, Senator Grassley and Senator Fischer's Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act (S. 4030), and I intend to lead this bill with Congresswoman Axne to get it..."
"If some packers are allowed to not participate in the cash markets, would they not be able to manipulate the regional supply of cattle by simply shifting their captive supply from one region to the ne..."
"Here you have the big four packers that control the large packer capacity, up to maybe 80, 85 percent."
"I will contest that there is a control on the markets through line speeds and the amount being slaughtered that can manipulate the markets."
"Thank you, Chairman Stevens, and thank you for our witnesses for joining us today to share your expertise--expert testimony on Small Business Innovation and Small Business Technology Transfer programs..."
"SBIR and STTR are the Federal Government's largest source of early stage technology development and commercializing funding for small businesses."
"With the programs set to expire at the end of September, we have to--work to do to ensure that we can continue to make these investments in small businesses that can propel American innovation moving ..."
"If America wants to maintain its competitive edge in the technologies of the future, we must make sure federal investments in R&D are made across the country, not just in Silicon Valley."
"one of the great aspects of SBIR and STTR programs are the ability to spark innovation in middle America not just on the coast."
"And frankly that is because of the Trump tax cuts that happened. I think that is a fair statement."
"I mean here is American made Iowa, Midwest biofuels, and crickets, nothing, zero in the budget."
"But in essence it is $4 trillion then because you are putting in this line item."