"I really appreciate the 40,000--on behalf of the 40,000 Mainers who benefited from the Administration's decision to extend that waiver twice."
"I appreciate both of you holding this hearing today. Thank you very much for the work that you do and the way that you help some of our most vulnerable citizens."
"I understand the chair of the Committee when he talks about the need to make cuts. The deficit issues that we are facing in this country and the importance of tightening our budget everywhere that we ..."
"One of these barriers includes the unfamiliarity with NRCS with organic systems."
"But in the 2008 Farm Bill, Congress recognized the importance of making conservation programs accessible to all farmers, including organic producers and conventional producers interested in transition..."
"It is a very important resource."
"Thank you for your work."
"We do believe that there is significant business that would be done there."
"I appreciate being welcomed onto the committee."
"I think you and others portrayed this accurately in the sense that we have gotten into an arms race here."
"As the Speaker of the House, I am engaged in recruiting candidates to run for the legislature."