"It would be very helpful for us to have that data."
"I would like to see that be even higher, and I join with the American Farm Bureau, National Milk Producers and National Farmers Union in supporting something we put into the last appropriations bill."
"SNAP--helping people who need temporary help with food is a win-win, because the people who make the food get paid."
"It is hard to believe we are already talking about that, Mr. Chairman."
"We moved, in the last farm bill, away from payments to farmers when times were good to risk management tools like crop insurance."
"Rural development and other investments are part of the way we invest in small towns."
"I wonder if you might speak about the impact of those cuts on the farm and rural economy?"
"I would hope that we are going to be focusing on improving quality, lowering costs, lowering premiums, creating more quality."
"I want to thank you for the hearing today--I am a proud co-sponsor--and, Senator Wyden, for your passion on this, the CHRONIC Care Act."
"The bill that came over from the House is exactly in the opposite direction: $880 billion being cut from Medicaid."
"Thank you very much."