"The issue is not whether the program can work, but really the issue is one of--is that, in and of itself, adequate to solve the dairy cost price squeeze that we are facing currently?"
"we probably do need to take a longer term view of what isn't appropriate and what can be an effective dairy policy in the United States."
"I don't think at this point, while we have projections of what prices might be for the various feed crops..."
"the government cannot do that."
"Are consumer lending practices that the industry celebrates as innovation actually useful to society, or are they just a way to make more and more money by betraying the trust of the American people?"
"In all candor, these actions were well-intentioned and were taken as part of an effort to expand housing opportunities for Americans."
"I think it is a historical quirk."
"One, to begin with, the premise that AFCE first has shown a D and then a D-minus, I don't think you can get around the fact that we have simply been underinvesting."
"I have no where to go that is more important than being here."