"We want USA farm policies to rise up to the best in the world. The best is very safe and healthy and rooted in our strict certified organic farms standards such as California Certified Organic and Oregon Good Tilth certified organic farm standards."
"I urge you, Mike Simpson, coming from a state that prides its agricultural products and family built ranches, to do everything to protect organic, small producers, and the choice of the American peopl..."
"Hiring veterans for patriotic reasons expresses appreciation and respect. Hiring them for business reasons gets results."
"Despite a somewhat abbreviated hearing schedule this year, I am proud that the subcommittee is able to hold hearings on these very important programs."
"I appreciate you all being here with your testimony, and we will certainly take into consideration your views as we write the 2013 appropriation bill."
"Thank you, Congressman Simpson, for your friendship and commitment to make sure the federal government fulfills its trust responsibility."
"I am going to be in New Mexico and Arizona in September, so we will stop and say hi and let you take us on a tour of the place."
"I will be the first to admit it would be nice if we had some more money."
"Thank you. I thank all the panelists for being here today, and look forward to working with you as we develop this upcoming budget."
"America needs to get involved in this budget discussion because it is ordering priorities but it is also recognizing that there is a finite set of resources."
"Several of us have been trying to figure out how we are going to fund these systems."