"I have serious concerns about the potential of default that is hanging over our heads."
"One of the ways to get more assistance to farmers would be to repeal that 5.7 percent yearly cut."
"I worry about the folks who have never done a farm bill."
"We need all of it to make this happen."
"Thank you again, Chairwoman, for the opportunity to introduce my constituent, Greg Ackerman."
"I always tell folks that criticize crop insurance that you are not getting a payout unless you have a loss."
"The 10 percent is the limiting factor, in addition to the 86 percent payment rate."
"You said you cannot insure your way out of a disaster. That is why it is so important that we be supporting these efforts to deal with the disasters."
"For the country. It is for our national security, for a lot of things."
"Unfortunately, we know that for decades Americans have been paying the highest prices in the world, which makes no sense."
"I said, when we had a group of PBMs in front of us a couple of years ago, we should call them 'PBNs,' because they are pretty bad negotiators, if that is what they are supposed to be doing."
"It is about people's life and their health, and I would say it is hard to find something more serious than whether or not people can afford the medicine that they need."