02/24/2009
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"I remain, as I have been saying now for I do not know how many years now, that from my perspective, this is about making sure that we stop a 50-state patchwork."
"We have to engage people so we understand the positive side, what has happened in terms of moving agriculture forward and the positive benefits of biotechnology in that process."
"We are going to need your voices here as we are talking about the increased importance of crop insurance."
"I am going to pass the entire power of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee."