"I authored the Ag Disaster Trust Fund in the Farm Bill, and I am very happy that it is there."
"We are working very hard to try to create a good deal of momentum behind a trade agenda..."
"There is always conversation in this country about trade deficits. It is often not appreciated or recognized that in agriculture, we have a surplus."
"I have just become a very convinced and avid believer that this is an issue that we can take on, that we should take on."
"I would like to express my appreciation to Senators Udall and Risch for their leadership in addressing insect and disease issues."
"We will continue to provide the nutritional assistance necessary to take care of America's families."
"We believe this is a good budget, a strong budget, a budget that has elements of reform and responds to the challenges that we face in rural America."
"The American people have been struggling through the most serious economic recession since the Great Depression."
"It's time to get our fiscal house in order."
"Fifty percent of the infants born in the United States are in the program."
"We want to make sure our help is focused and directed in the proper manner."
"We are focused on a couple of States, in particular, who have had some significant difficulties."