"It would likely mean a loss of 40,000 rental assistance units in rural America."
"It would mean 84,000 farmers couldn't access the technical assistance they need to embrace conservation practices."
"Every dollar of research generates twenty dollars, or more, of economic opportunity."
"I mean our heart goes out. As a former governor, I have toured many tornado damaged sites, and it is absolutely devastating to people."
"What I can tell you, Senator, and I will get a specific answer to that hypothetical."
"we have had a record year in farm income in the last 2 years; however, that bounty has not been fully shared by all farmers"
"the goal of this budget, frankly, is to invest in a stronger America, and to expand our middle class"
"investments in research that create new opportunities; new income opportunities, is a way of maintaining those small- and mid-sized farming operations"
"I hope that that factor is taken into consideration, given the importance of this Department"
"There is nothing more foundational to a country's security and stability than its food supply."
"An inclusive agriculture and rural life must be part of a shift to a bottom-up, middle-out system."
"I would say, frankly, that as a Nation we have underfunded research in agriculture for far too long."