Dick Lugar: “Despite the unanimous vote in the Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Bill Frist, then the majority leader, declined to…”

I join the chairman in thanking John McCain for his testimony, his courage, his eloquence, and his mention of those on our side of the aisle who have historically fought for the disabled. That is a very important fact today, and his…

I join you in welcoming back Secretary Burns and Tom Nides, both who are good friends of the committee.

I noted in the Feed the Future publications a map of the 19 countries, which is very helpful in identifying precisely what we are talking about today.

If we are really serious about yields and about a large change for the single woman farmer dealing with bad seed and bad fertilizer and bad transportation, this is why I asked the question.