"This is an interesting hearing, in the context of something that we are beginning to talk about in this Committee, and in other committees, about the issue of GMO labeling."
"Quite frankly, I am puzzled by this debate, because I fall on the side of the fact that if a majority of people in this country want there to be GMO labeling so they know what they are buying, then I ..."
"And yet I am reading from the Washington Post Fact Checker that says that people who claim that mandatory labeling is going to cost consumers significantly more in groceries per family per year, earne..."
"I think sunshine and transparency are a good thing. So I would hope that Congress would move along the line of greater transparency and giving the American people what they want."
"I am most proud of our international food aid programs."
"Please tell the people of the United States thank you because in this village, where I can't feed my son..."
"Can you do something about this?"
"It is not just about giving people food. It is about worker training. It is about getting people in the community back on their feet."
"Well, being a Congressman, sometimes you work all day, and accomplish nothing. But farmers, every day, you produce something."
"You could live without a lot of things, but you can't live without food, and we can't get food without agriculture and farmers."
"I do believe in transparency, and I do believe people ought to have a right to know what they want to know."
"The current system, and even kind of a voluntary system is lacking."