Chellie Pingree actually said...

"I am particularly excited that two of our practicing farmers are females, so great to have both of you on the panel as well."

"we are hoping to move that forward, and particularly some of the extra funding we have had to deal with supply chain issues."

"The more we can do to expand those local networks is really important."

"We think this is a much-needed and important complement to the farm bill conservation programs."