"I have been talking to them in a lot of different conversations over time, and they are looking at the politics and trying to get the best position."
"Simply put, inaction from the Senate is not an option, not when the threat of retaliation is hanging over American agriculture."
"COOL is a landmark law. It empowers consumers to know where their food comes from."
"I do also want to just stress that there is a value to the rule of law."
"I hope in our budgeting process as we move forward we are actually going to be more rational and come together in a bipartisan way."
"I do think as a contrast, Mr. Chairman, that sequestration is exactly the opposite of that."
"You can eat your car seat because it is made out of soybeans."
"We are in this as a country, and there are things that certainly we do better at the State and local level."
"We want to get something done. We have 43 days, and in legislative time that is a long time, if people really want to get things done."
"The ATVM program is a very important part of that."
"It was important as we were increasing CAF standards to make sure that the building of those new vehicles was in the United States, not overseas."