about half of our substantial military budget goes, one way or another, to protecting our oil trade
Isn't the urgency of this such that a more dramatic push is really in the national interest?
The point that I am hopeful you are able to make at USDA is that American agriculture can rise in productivity to meet whatever challenges t...
For many years, starting with President Bush, now with President Obama, presidents and everyone else have said we have a dependence upon imp...
It is my privilege to recommend a signal leader to address these challenges and opportunities for reform.
I really appreciate that. I thank you for the opportunity to introduce Peggy Hamburg whom the President has nominated to lead the Food and D...
At a time of heightened awareness about the need for food safety oversight, growing demand to address the cost and assure the quality of pre...
I believe that energy policy reform, in particular, eliminating our over-dependence on oil, is critical to bolstering our Nation's security,...
It's not going to go away. And unfortunately in this region, as I mentioned in my opening remarks, you have failed states, and other states ...
The Law of the Sea--in practice, we are--on these issues, we're already abiding by the Law of the Sea.
If you can feed people in that area of the world, you have an army.