"The farm bill is a jobs bill; 16 million people in this country are employed related to agriculture."
"Cutting red tape and making programs work more efficiently will be a priority as we look at the titles of the farm bill."
"Preserving our rural way of life is something that is very near and dear to me personally and to my family."
"it is the duty of our Committee and all of you and the regulators to ensure that the markets are safe and sound and that there is, in fact, confidence in the system"
"we have three goals as we continue to look into this situation: getting the customers' money back, and, Mr. Giddens, we are counting on you to stay laser-focused on that"
"Thank you very much."
"Which is why we are here, because they are not, right? I mean, the concern is that funds were not kept segregated."
"We are going to be asking a lot of questions about additional authority from Congress in terms of putting customer funds first in processes."
"The crisis in Europe is a reminder of how important it is to get these rules done and to get them done right."
"We passed Wall Street Reform to prevent systemic failures and to ensure that taxpayers are never again asked to bail out our financial institutions."
"The MF Global bankruptcy underscores the importance of having effective oversight in all of our financial markets."
"We need a consistent set of rules, not conflicting or duplicative regulations."