"I appreciate the comment, Senator, and I will take that back to the team."
"I think it is $1.5 million for five or six people."
"the embargo statute basically prohibits the Department of Agriculture from using any of its market assistance programming money, so we cannot directly help promote, as we do in other countries."
"It is directly related to the ability to have USDA personnel in Cuba, developing relationships with potential customers."
"The reason I feel so strongly about this is last year during our award ceremony, I had to give out seven American flags to family members who lost loved ones in forest fires."
"This is one area that has frustrated me more than any since I have been Secretary, because everybody--everybody--knows this is a problem."
"Well, we will----be happy to help them if you give us the permission and the capacity."
"You shouldn't state that we are not championing this when we, in fact, are."
"the decision to enter into a settlement agreement with the Humane Society of the United States and other Plaintiffs/Petitioners was made in concert with the pork industry"
"I can't see the reason to reduce the standards."
"There is a program, community eligibility, where if an overwhelming portion of the students are eligible..."
"There has been no prohibition and there never will be a prohibition about mom or dad providing a youngster the opportunity to take something to school to snack on."