"I am honored for the opportunity to highlight some of the needs facing Kansas as you consider the upcoming water resources development package."
"I encourage the committee to prioritize this important infrastructure project, ensuring that the products grown or manufactured in Kansas can make it quickly and efficiently to market."
"The Water Resource Development Act represents Congress' continued investment in vital infrastructure projects across the country."
"It is imperative that the Army Corps make every effort to work with farmers and landowners on cleanup and future flood mitigation efforts."
"Kansas has a long, long reputation for working with Food for Peace and McGovern-Dole."
"As an obstetrician, those first thousand days are so important, from the moment of conception being day number one."
"My question is, always in Congress we are happy to help other people out, want to make sure that we are doing this as most efficiently as possible."
"If we had more warehouses, would we be able to use more American commodities?"
"Thank you, Chairwoman Stevens and Chairwoman Fletcher, for holding this hearing."
"Today's hearing builds on our previous work."
"Damage from severe wind effects from tornadoes and thunderstorms is a phenomenon Kansans know too well."
"Thank you for holding this hearing, Chairwoman Stevens and Chairwoman Fletcher."