Jim McGovern actually said...

"I think we need to do a better job of lifting this issue up and I think USAID and the Secretary of State and Secretary Vilsack have done a really good job with Feed the Future."

"I am particularly interested in reaching out to smaller and medium-sized farms and smaller producers as well as speciality crop producers."

"My understanding is that these programs are pretty well run by independent analysis, and sometimes there is this perception out there that all we need to do is cut more overhead here and staff here."

"I strongly believe that global food security programs are critical to our immediate and long-term national security and economic interests."