"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."
"if we can compete on an even field, we will win that competition every time, but right now it is not necessarily even."
"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."
"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 ..."
"This is the way the system is supposed to work. We're supposed to identify these circumstances and make sure that they don't get in the food supply."
"Let me reiterate, without any equivocation, something that we have said hundreds of times, this product is safe, and there's no question about it."
"Our funding has been flat-lined, for the most part. It hasn't been increased dramatically."
"The office closings themselves are about $6.5 million."
"These are tough decisions, and obviously, people are going to come and they're going to talk very passionately about the need for their individual office."
"Let me state unequivocally that crop insurance is the linchpin of the safety net."