"None of us should be satisfied that there are children going to bed hungry."
"I think that was an important beginning first step in the process."
"the President-elect challenges us, as you indicated, to end child hunger by 2015."
"I will work with you. I commit to doing that."
"What I learned from that experience and what I would share with this Committee is that discrimination comes in a variety of forms."
"Today, our country and the Department of Agriculture again face historic challenges."
"The Department of Agriculture was founded by President Lincoln as 'The People's Department.'"
"The last Iowan asked to serve as Secretary of Agriculture was Henry Wallace. He served with extraordinary distinction during a period of historic challenge."
"It is a great honor and privilege to be nominated by President-elect Barack Obama to lead the Department of Agriculture at this crucial time."
"There is no simple, easy answer or a quick answer to the question you have asked."
"It is also a reservoir. A lot of people don't realize that our forests basically provide and assist in providing water, clean water to 60 million Americans."