Frank Kratovil: “But a number of you obviously suggest an absurdity in connecting the increased biofuel production here with…”

The American people rightfully expect that when it comes to our national security members of this committee and officials in the Pentagon will keep them informed of the threats we face and what we are doing to prepare for those threats.

If we have a problem with dealing with agricultural non-point source pollution and if we have some practices that can actually prove that problem and also allow us to capture more carbon in the soil, we ought to provide incentives for that.

The administration supports cap-and-trade and clean energy policies that can continue to make a difference here.

We have both an environmental and economic responsibility to protect this irreplaceable resource.