Debbie Stabenow actually said...

I think Senator Stabenow has seen how valuable they are to this country as a whole, and some the goals that our nation has.

I am proud to say these important crops are a part of the Farm Bill discussions and their place in the Farm Bill is here to stay.

Sales of U.S. specialty crops top $65 billion annually with nearly 2 billion of those sales coming from Michigan alone.

Thank you very much, and I want to thank both Senator Leahy and Senator Lugar, who are very distinguished former Chairs of this committee.