"It's not so much the equipment. It's the software."
"I think we really need to be careful about the permission we grant."
"These are not easy decisions, trust me. We did not take these lightly."
"The Congress was not clear, and was not definitive and specific."
"I'm happy to personally get that rectified."
"Make no mistake about that. Because there is a direct correlation between agricultural productivity and research."
"I'm not going to whine about it. I'm not going to complain about it. I'm going to manage it."
"The research that we see is the best way to use scarce resources, is to do it in a competitive way."
"As long as I'm Secretary, the last thing I want to do is furlough a worker or lay one off."
"I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you to discuss the administration's priorities for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and provide you an overview of the President's 2013 budget."
"Mr. Chairman, we do believe it is adequate."