Forgive us for not trusting that all of these issues would be addressed because this is a proposed rule.

I commend the USDA for working with them.

Don't you understand our concern that there might be a tremendous effect on rural kids and rural families the most?

My colleagues and I understand the continuing need for Federal policies that promote and facilitate global food security for the benefit of our own national security.

This joint hearing of the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research, and the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, regarding defending American Agriculture against foreign pests and diseases, will come to order.

And I would like to ask you for a bag of those meat treats, because if they work so well for Officer Calan, they might work in getting us to vote for certain things out here too.

Good morning. I am pleased to be here alongside my good friend, Representative David Rouzer, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

We have been blessed in this country with abundance, though we recognize that food insecurity is still a very real problem around the world and within our own communities.

I am pleased to be here alongside my good friend and fellow Chairman, David Rouzer, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

I think we do need a national standard, and I am willing to work with you and your agency to help make that argument as we move forward.

The food industry has recently announced the development of a voluntary smart label, specifically designed to provide consumers with this information.

I agree with you, and I appreciate your comments, Mr. Secretary.