"We have significant safeguards built into all of our systems at USDA to make sure that individual identities are protected."
"We hope to be able to allow folks to make application for assistance by April 15."
"Our hope is that we get this done in 2014 so that we essentially can factor it into the budget."
"Eighty-five percent of the Nation's poorest counties are rural, and per capita income in rural America lags behind that in urban areas."
"A strong agriculture sector is key to strong rural communities, supporting 9.2 percent of jobs in the economy."
"Under President Obama's leadership, the United States has reached historic levels of investment in rural communities."
"The answer to your question is yes, we will."
"This is absolutely not going to compromise our ability to get the farm bill done."
"We're going to use that time to take, basically, take a look at where the work is."
"We will have the new program in place by September."
"What we hope to be able to do is allow folks to make application for assistance by April 15."