"We do believe that there are ways in which we can have a strong, adequate safety net."
"Senator, I think we have done a reasonably good job of getting a significant amount of the Recovery and Reinvestment Act money out."
"He wants to end childhood hunger by 2015. He is committed to it. We are committed to it."
"I think what I would like to be able to say, Senator, is that I would like to see it rolled into a program that essentially extends those kinds of opportunities all over the country, including Philade..."
"We have been listening and we have been trying to respond as best we can."
"We think this is an opportunity for us to expand the McGovern-Dole program."
"I think there is a real strong desire on the part of rural America to participate in helping reduce our dependence and our addiction to foreign oil."
"We believe 9.8 million participants is a very good, healthy estimate of what the program will be."
"The administration, first and foremost, is committed to an expansion of the biofuels industry."
"The establishment of this working group demonstrates that key officials within the Obama Administration understand ILUC is getting politics ahead of science."
"We will work very hard to advance the notion of food security worldwide based on the principles of expanding the availability of food, the accessibility of food, and the utilization of food."
"We think there are opportunities for reform in crop insurance, and we do believe it is appropriate to focus on a $250,000 hard cap."