I deeply hope that Congressional leaders will reach an agreement to achieve deficit reduction while averting an across-the-board cut.

I believe that the state of the agricultural economy is strong--and that the strength of American agriculture is driving further economic opportunity across rural America.

the need for comprehensive immigration reform that would include and respond to the unique nature of agricultural workers.

We prevent wildfires. We promote healthy forests by timbering, and we promote robust rural economies.

There is somewhere in the neighborhood of 11,000, 12,000 producers that will probably not get the financial support

The problem is, we won't be able to go quite a bit further.

Our number one goal, Congressman, is to make sure that product that leaves those plants is safe.

Like you, I am very concerned about the impact of the March 1 sequester on the American economy.

I deeply hope that Congressional leaders will reach an agreement to achieve deficit reduction while averting an across-the-board cut.

Thank you for the opportunity to discuss the benefits to U.S. agriculture of ending the application of the Jackson-Vanik amendment and authorizing permanent normal trade relations for Russia.

if we can compete on an even field, we will win that competition every time, but right now it is not necessarily even.

there's no better calling to be able to improve the environment of this country, to make sure we continue to have the soil that allows us to have this rich diversity of agricultural production, to be able to clean up the waters of our…