If this bird is listed as threatened or endangered, ranching as we know it in the Western United States comes to a halt.

Show me a country that cannot sustain itself in regards to its own food supply, you have got chaos.

I was very disappointed to see--yet again, I might add--a proposal that cuts nearly $8 billion out of the Crop Insurance Program.

I and most Kansans were surprised... when the President's budget came out on Monday and proposed no construction funds in 2013.

What keeps me up at night is immigration.

We will rely heavily on our witnesses to tell us what programs are working, what programs are not working.

It is our hope that we can get unity on this Committee during that open process.

I think we have made some real progress on crop insurance.

Mr. Secretary, do you believe construction of this facility is vital to our Nation's food and agriculture security?

I think this whole NBAF thing needs a whole fresh look from the beginning as to whether or not it is better economically and also for our national security to upgrade the Plum Island facilities.

Unfortunately, our current budget situation leaves us with very little room for error.

I know you support the construction of this new facility.