"Our fear is that the local lending institution is going to call their notes due, and it is going to put them out of business."
"It is really disappointing that Administrator Regan wouldn't give Congress the same respect."
"If we say it has been sloppy at best is the way we can describe it."
"Farmers in southern Illinois have tried to get the Federal Government to give an answer, which they don't give, or when they do give, it is one side and then they flip back."
"It is really no secret that the EPA pesticide review process is broken, and it has gotten worse in recent years."
"This situation is going to get much more urgent for farmers. They need to get tools in a timely fashion."
"I do wish that the EPA themselves were here, and the reason being is because there is, like all government agencies, they are supposed to be here to help, not to hinder."
"Our farmers deserve an Administration that works with them, not against them."
"Food security is national security, and several have said that today."
"Under this Administration the EPA has adopted the mindset of dictating rather than working collaboratively."
"We need guardrails, but we don't need roadblocks."
"I will tell anybody that farmers are the best environmentalists that this country has."