Terry Branstad: “We could go on and on, but the biggest problem is being dependent on China, who is our biggest competitor in the world.”

I want to do anything and everything that I can to try to find an acceptable solution for the benefit of the entire human race.

I signed this wind energy law my first year as governor and now we're the leader in the whole country in terms of wind energy.

The last thing in the world we ought to do is become dependent on China for the rare earth minerals and the batteries.

I will push China for shorter and more efficient timelines for scientific review and approval of biotech products.