Steve King actually said...

"if you had more flexibility, you could diminish the effect of the potential furlough of our meat inspectors."

"What is the rationale for rationing meat?"

"I actually just came back from some fairly intense negotiations over there on this, and I am not at this point optimistic we are going to get something done."

"I think as Mr. Myhre said, the biggest barrier is fear of the unknown. Absolutely."